The True Beauty R-Evolution

As a professional make-up artist for close to 30 years, I have pondered a lot on what true beauty is and what it means to re-discover our essence and share our beauty with all others unreservedly.

Clients often come to see me seeking improvements to how they look. What I now see is that we are all beautiful and the depth of beauty we all have withinus is very powerful. This power comes from the fact that it is the same within us all, and the quality of this beauty is a stillness found deep within the heart and is expressed through our eyes – our true beauty and our essence simply shines out.

Once this quality has been felt, something extraordinary occurs that engenders a natural and exquisite impulse to share this feeling with everyone.

I have seen men and women begin to re-connect with the beauty they feel deep within; they are feeling it, exploring it and beginning to share it with the world, often igniting a spark of recognition in others.

Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.

One simple look, smile, conversation or moment between two people can effectively start a R-Evolution.

Bringing true beauty back never felt so easy. We have the power to make huge changes on the planet in very simple ways: not by marching and creating drama, but by simply smiling with the joy we feel. When we share our natural beauty we meet another person in this equalness, sometimes even unlocking something deep within them that has been dormant for lifetimes. Like dominos with a purpose, this chain reaction sets a rhythm that could ripple all around the world, if we so choose.

We are so very beautiful and the innermost beauty we have deep within us all is exactly the same, so why aren’t we ALL letting that innermost beauty shine out?

We all look different and there is purpose to looking different: it is the outer expression of this inner beauty that is unique and that gives us an opportunity to offer various facets of the one thing, which is our Divinity.

This is when we all get a chance to explore, adore and share our own external expressions. But we hold back. We hide. We go into comparison. We judge ourselves and apologize for the very thing that we offer the world that is different. There is something that stops us from understanding that the unique way we express our same true inner beauty may be the very thing that sets us free from our self-imposed prison. So what is this something?

Let’s break it down. We know that true beauty is a feeling, not a look. However, here’s the interesting part that I have observed:

The physical way I look as a human being can actually highlight and celebrate the true beauty I have within me.

Get it? Our physical expression is not only purposeful, it is needed. Like a part of this human puzzle, our own ‘flavour’ or expression is an offering to humanity that cannot be ignored.

For example: have you ever noticed the exquisite way someone can emanate the true beauty they feel and extend it out to their very fingertips and beyond? The way they hold themselves, their eyes, walk and talk, make-up, hair, grin, curve of their hip, dip of their nose and even the perfume they choose to wear all emanates from their inner beauty. Does it matter whether their ‘features’ are considered classically beautiful or not? No, they are glorious as a package and this is what we bring when we claim ourselves – the WHOLE package.

The more we claim our inner beauty and then in turn our unique external expression the more we unlock the bind we have been held in.

How Does a True Beauty R-Evolution Begin?

Somewhere along the way we have chosen to be manipulated into thinking that we all need to look the same. This is simply not true.

When we call out this madness and stop apologizing for our physical differences we can start reclaiming ourselves and begin to contribute to the r-evolution of celebrating our true beauty displayed in physically unique differences. And may the fun begin!

6 Simple ways we can claim our expression of true beauty…

Digging out any self-worth issues and tossing them away

Stop comparing ourselves to others. We need to remember… we have the same inner beauty… with a different outer expression

Reclaiming our wild, wonderful and often unusual looks. Inner confidence is very sexy!

Stop hiding … shine our light and walk with true purpose

Smiling and with our eyes, re-connecting deeply with others

Feeling our hearts expand and appreciating who we truly are.

Then…

Saying ‘no’ to anything that does not confirm our innermost beauty

Saying ‘yes’ to buying, purchasing, making products and taking images that reflect the true natural beauties that we are

Breaking the cycle of disconnection from our true beauty, keeping it real and sharing ALL of us with family, friends and the world.

The True Beauty R-Evolution has begun. And yes, my beautiful friend, it is … US.

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I work and live in beautiful Melbourne practising as an image consultant, which includes supporting others to feel and express their innermost beauty. I adore people, have fun with make-up, fashion and love writing. I often have my greatest revelations in a long bath or on a gentle walk in the park. Appreciating the divine symbolism in nature, I especially love clouds, the smell of lavender, the joy of birds singing, everything with wings and the magic in people’s eyes.

I felt such joy reading your comment Sally, it stopped me in my tracks. I am feeling the joy that we finally have someone – Kathryn, the Esoteric Women’s Health Team and all women who align to the new consciousness – leading the way in freeing women from the grips of glamour to know they are innately beautiful for just being who they are. Viva la Re-Evolution

So true – our beauty is in our emanation of what is within us equally so but uniquely expressed – let the whole world know this and it breaks down the miasma of false beauty and all its trappings – let this R-Evolution go viral!

In deep appreciation Kathryn, thank you. And may the fun begin!!! Thank you for the absolute joy I felt in your writing, and the sharing of your true beauty….it ignited and inflamed my own sense of deep beauty, and the joy that goes with living that and sharing it with others.

Never have I heard so many beautiful comments, from a group of amazing women, based on joy and wonderment at the realisation that we, as women are beginning to claim our true beauty. Yes we DO deserve it, we have kept it hidden for too long and it is time to appreciate and celebrate ourselves for who we are and what we can bring to the world. Fun indeed!! Reading Kathryn’s blog is inspiring, and is confirming to me that I am beautiful too, so thank you all.

I like the way you said that True Beauty is a feeling not a look. When I am feeling warm and beautiful on the inside, I know my smile is true because it feels amazing. I know my glance is true, because my eyes are connected to the beauty that is me.

I too loved the statement that true beauty is a feeling not a look Harrison. In my connection to that loveliness that I am I notice that my connections with others is warm and more open and there is also a natural playfulness there!

I agree Jenny, ‘in that connection to the loveliness that I am I notice that my connection with others is warm and more open and there is also a natural playfulness there.’ When I’m feeling my loveliness I can feel others loveliness too, I have no self doubt, there’s no comparison, it’s very beautiful and natural.

I agree Harrison, Jenny and Rebecca. When I smile in connection with my loveliness I just see the beauty in others and feel it in myself. Thinking doesn’t come into it, just a beautifully warm connection that I walk away from still smiling.

Yes I also, when i feel the inner beauty, i see it in my eyes holding a warmth and openness to others and i simply feel very loving and open with everyone i meet…Inner Beauty cannot be contained!!!!

Christoph Schnelle says:June 30, 2015 at 1:26 pm

I completely agree. When I am near a woman it is very important for me how it feels to be near and if the look is not in harmony with the feeling, that is very off-putting and when the look and the feel are in harmony that is truly wonderful, even if neither is anywhere near perfect in any way the word ‘perfect’ is used.

Well said Christoph, especially highlighting the difference and effect it has when the feeling and look are in-congruent. We can all feel this and it is important to feel how the outer appearance and inner state of being can be telling very different stories.

I have noticed this too! However when I am feeling beautiful and I look in the mirror to check myself out the look confirms the inner beauty I’m feeling as it radiates throughout my expression and body.

This is gorgeous Michelle, and I feel the same. Recently I was able to connect to more of my natural delicateness within and I was feeling so exquisitely delicate. I walked past the mirror and caught a glimpse of my face and thought wow I look so beautiful and I stopped and went back to the mirror to take a closer look. Sure enough I did look more beautiful as the delicateness I was feeling I could see if my face, my skin, my eyes…

This is so true Jenny, I have noticed this too when I have been connected to my essence, the genuine openness and playfulness comes through and others feel it and I ask myself “who IS this woman, where has she BEEN”, and then I realise that this woman is ME, and she has been hidden behind layers of protection. Well, it’s time to bust the shell open and reveal all and renew that commitment to me in every moment so that I can reflect my true beauty out into the world.

Yes, I sure have, its amazing! When I see my eyes like that I feel the strength and steadiness in me, and I want to look out at people, to smile at them with my eyes. When I see other people’s eyes like this they offer me whatever is needed at that time, be that endless support, or a glint of humour. Again, amazing!

Yes, I have noticed that. I have found when I meet someone who is fully claiming their inner beauty and expressing it in every way, I tend to naturally focus on their eyes. I naturally want to connect to them.

Absolutely Rachel. It is a glorious feeling when my eyes are clear and shining. I feel present in my body and very steady. I also love to look and connect to other people’s eyes and have begun to do this more consistently in my day.

Looking into peoples eyes has been a difficult one for me. I can handle it for so long but then I have to look away. This I feel has something to do with self-loathing for me. The more I love myself and connect with myself-look into my own eyes in the mirror and see my true essence, will enable me to look unwaveringly into the eyes of love of another, to see their real essence and their true love.

Yes Rachel our eyes certainly do change once we feel a connection. I have noticed that they become clear and deep and the stillness within is felt and connected to by others. We ignite each others flame from within. There is a sense of recognition and a ‘holding’ moment. It is beautiful.

Absolutely Rachel and a great one to observe as there is a saying ‘the eyes are the windows of the soul’ I like to see it as ‘the eyes are the windows of truth’ and the truth is we are naturally divine and beauty beings more then any human form can reflect.

That feels so beautiful Amina – to see our eyes as the ‘the windows of truth’ – and this is felt when we meet one another’s gaze. When someone avoids looking into our eyes it feels as though there is something going on that is causing them great discomfort.

Beautifully expressed Harrison White. Proof that the true you/me comes from inside, not as a response to what is going on or not going on outside of us. What a confirmation that the quality of our relationship with ourselves is our reference point for how we will respond to what is outside of us. It is only recently that I have really ‘got’ the power of my own relationship with me. Thank you for today’s reminder.

Yep, that is what it is for me too: the relationship I have and am deepening with myself. That gives the power, e.g. such a fundament that it just emanates. I don’t have to do anything anymore, no need to look outside of me, nor to compare or any outward movement. The only movement is the love I feel in me, is expressed from me and reflected back at me.

What you have expressed so beautifully can be sensed in our bodies when we are connected to the power of inner truth of everything we are – just connect and feel, and we know who we are undeniably – it is as simple as that. When we begin this journey we are re-aligning to everything that is exquisite and sacred and to be found within ourselves. The preciousness of this unfolding is what we have been longing for – and it has been there all along deep within.

Gorgeous Harrison and how absolutely true that is. There is nothing more beautiful than a person in their joy, not holding it back, letting it all be seen with the innocence and openness of a young child. Our eyes sparkle and our smiles shine with the warmth and love we feel through our entire bodies. Very beautiful to behold.

And we don’t have to go anywhere to find this blessing as it resides within ALL of us.

Shevon Simon says:June 29, 2015 at 6:47 pm

It’s interesting what you say about your smile and eyes Harrison, I notice the same. When I am just being myself and I feel comfortable in my own skin there is a different feeling behind the smile and behind my eyes. There is no forcing and there is just a natural emanation of joy. No make-up in the world could buy that feeling.

I agree with you Harrison….The sentence “True Beauty is a feeling not a look” is so true. When I am connected to my true beauty, I feel amazing from every core of my being. which naturally shines out through my eyes.

Yes, I agree too. When true beauty is fully shining through a person, how they look externally falls away and we tend not to even notice what they are wearing, their hair or makeup etc. The warmth and infectious joyful energy is received and shared therefore I would feel the whole room light up.

Absolutely Jane imagine trying to market and sell that ‘feeling’ in a jar. Something so pure and immediate that comes only from inside with no outer imposition whatsoever, definitely no money to be made from that one.

True beauty can be the purest connection we hold with another and can catch you unawares. There are times when I look into a person’s eyes and feel the deepest love and warmth, no words are needed. It is Just felt.

I know this feeling too and it is sublimely gorgeous. I also find what accompanies these moments of pure connection with another, and actually sometimes with myself in the mirror, is that I feel a grace and gentleness in my movements, that can only be described as beauty in motion.

Karina says:July 10, 2015 at 4:32 pm

Exactly, I fully relate to what you say Harrison, I experience exactly the same, and how yummy does it feel.

This is gorgeous Harrison and so true – how we are feeling on the inside is directly reflected on the outside to all we interact with. It feels really amazing when as you say, you are feeling warm and beautiful on the inside and you offer that loveliness to another, be it through a smile, a glance, an embrace or a conversation. Each and all of us have the ability to lift another with the beauty we connect to within ourselves.

This is so true Harrison. There is a warmth and a glow when we are in touch with that love and warmth inside of ourselves that just emanates. It is then felt by everyone around us. What a wonderful quality we then bring to the space around us.

Yes exactly, true beauty is a feeling deep inside, and show this to the world without excuses or turning it down a bit.. Thank you for this beautiful blog Kathryn, very confirming of how beautiful everyone is.

Hello Harrison White and I agree. I ‘use’ the eyes as a way to connect to people as well. If I am speaking to anyone I dedicate to ‘be’ with their eyes and it seems to pull me into more of what they are saying and equally allows there to be more for me to say. It is like you are just in the moment with them and nothing else. I can see when there is this dedication how touched people are. It is almost like they feel in that moment they are the most important thing in the world and in fact that is true. Every moment is equally as important and that dedication brings everything. Thanks Harrison.

Don’t you feel Raymond that it is also in your body? That there is a way of standing with people that invites then to let go of their defences. There is enormous beauty in that level of care and sensitivity towards people that allows them to know that they can trust again.
This blog is such a wonderful exploration of what beauty is, taking it to far deeper levels than we usually explore.

So true Harrison… True beauty is a feeling, not a look. We have generally in society made beauty more and more about the latter, but it is only when we make it about the former that the outer will provide a true reflection of what is naturally within.

“Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.”

This happened to me at a picnic once. Life changed that day and I began to make more self loving choices in my daily living and committed to ME. Four years down the track and I am feeling and claiming more and more of my inner beauty, shining for all to see and feel.

I wouldn’t miss this R – Evolution for the world – the world is waiting – there is work to be done – and I AM here to serve – it is US – all divinely different and yet the same.

Hello Mary-Lou Reed and I agree to this, “Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.” This I see is a relationship between people, if only for a moment. The connection and opportunity for us all in a moment to ‘see’ each truly.

Whenever we meet someone beautiful who has a ‘je ne sais quoi’ that comes from the inside, it is impossible not to clock it. It stands out. There is something to it that is unparalleled. It inspires. It invites. It transpires wellbeing. It feels easy.

“Everyone has true beauty and can express it at any time”. Given the truth of this comment it is a tragedy that most of us have forgotten this fact. We get so caught out by “I’m not good enough, clever enough, wealthy enough, pretty enough” that we forget that it is a simple choice to connect to the amazingness that is always there underneath all of that.

Christoph thank you for speaking about the jealousy.
Yes this is what happens and the resulting jealousy can come from every angle.
It seems to occur when the person feeling jealous is not shining their light and choosing to claim their innermost beauty.
Clocking another’s jealousy but not reacting to it is key.

I love this Willem as the word beauty and secret often go together with the term beauty secrets – but there is no secret to true beauty and it is not reserved for a few special ones but, is IN EVERY single person. How different would we all have grown up if we had the opportunity to have that truth reinforced from day one. Thankfully as beauty is a fundamental part of who we are, even though our experience of feeling how absolutely beautiful we are may be buried, it is never lost.

Yes Willem & Shevon the common phrase ‘Beauty Secrets’ is used to promote lotions and potions that we use when we care for the skin but the true beauty secret is the connection we have to our inner essence. And as you say Shevon it resides in us ALL, often buried but never lost. 🙂

Absolutely, Eduardo. True beauty which, as you say, comes from within is something that transcends the conventional descriptions of “pretty” or “handsome”. It reflects a choice to allow something of one’s self to be seen by all, and that something is a true love for one’s self.

Yes I love it too to hear men expressing like this and I fully agree that men are beautiful too.

Paul O'Hara says:July 20, 2015 at 5:39 pm

I find this also…I am a man, but it is so amazing to hear men claiming their own beauty and truly appreciating the beauty, both inner and outer, in women and other men. Very inspiring and also challenging to see, feel and express this for myself.

I love this Eduardo. It is just as you say, impossible not to notice when someone is eminating their true beauty. Others just want to be around them even though they may not be aware of why they feel what they feel. And yes, it is so very easy to be in the company of someone who is deeply connected to their innermost beauty.

It’s very refreshing Kathryn that as a beauty consultant and make-up advisor that you do not subscribe to the old adage that beauty is only skin deep. How refreshing for your clients to meet someone who considers the whole person and not just their outer look. I particularly love this line: ‘Saying ‘no’ to anything that does not confirm our innermost beauty’ which is still something I am learning about but it definitely links in with self-worth – that we are worth feeling beautiful inside and out and anything that does not leave us feeling this way definitely deserves the boot!

Couldn’t agree more Shevon, that old saying has had it’s day. This too was the sentence that stopped me and made me stay with its meaning for a while longer “Saying ‘no’ to anything that does not confirm our innermost beauty”. A question well worth asking at any one point in our day!—Does this choice confirm my beauty?’

Amazing. A beauty consultant who starts from the point that their client is already beautiful. I love it. Kathryn really ought to be writing for magazines, giving everyone the low down on the truth about beauty.

I second that Rachel Mascord. Kathryn’s words, experience and lived true beauty need to shine out from the depths of women’s magazines… Ask the questions, point to the ridiculous nature of comparing ourselves to others and the travesties that occur in the pursuit of something we are not – when the true beauty is always within.

Thank you Rachel & Victoria I appreciate what you have shared here.
The beauty industry, including women’s magazines, has a wicked way of comparing and competing – even suggesting our beauty lives in creams and bottles…..
lets OUT this craziness once and for all. 🙂 🙂

Absolutely, Kathryn – so much of what is presented by the beauty industry is about comparison and competition. It prompts me to wonder whoever started this false rumour that beauty can be bought – it feels as though women have allowed themselves to be led astray by a need and an emptiness that needed filling. The beauty industry is filling a need – and has capitalised on that. We all find out at some point that neediness puts a block to stop us feeling our innate and natural beauty. Nothing is more beautiful than a woman who lives joy-fully and with vitality, and from the inner heart.

kehinde2012 says:June 30, 2015 at 1:59 pm

Beautififully expressed Rachel. Imagine how it must feel to have a consultation with Kathryn. it would be even more amazing if every woman could feel their own beauty.

She should do so, indeed Rachel. Very much needed in a world that cultivates the one ideal body and one look of a woman. So ugly. Which only can lead to massive insecurity if a woman buys into that. Kathryn is breaking that. Big cheers for that.

I agree Rachel – Kathryn could write her own beauty magazines for the beauty r-evolution that starts with us, and that starts with the point that all of us are already beautiful – offering beauty from the inside out – and not the outside in. I love it!

Agree Shevon, I had the same thought myself that Kathryn’s clients must receive a real healing when they are met by her, seeing and acknowledging their inner beauty, no matter their outward appearance or concerns about it.

Absolutely Shevon – to have a beauty consultant that doesn’t sell out and subscribe to the belief that makeup is what’s making women beautiful (not themselves) is incredible. Sometimes I am quite put off when walking into the makeup section of department stores as the women staff are all coated head to chin in thick, heavy foundation, blusher and other makeup.. This is becoming very common.

Yes Susie the Women ‘coated head to chin in thick, heavy foundation, blusher and other makeup’ are ALL deeply beautiful within but have often bought into the belief that make-up is the answer to beauty. So much so that each day they apply a little more to test the theory.
These women are not often appreciated (especially by themselves) for their wisdom, fragility and stillness but more for their external features and the money they can bring the company buy selling other women something they are made to believe they need in order to be acceptable. What an illusion.

Saying NO to anything that does not confirm our innermost beauty is a process isn’t it Shevon?
And yes it is most definitely connected to our self worth. I feel that we are all still building on this
also. The more we truly connect to who we are the easier it gets.

Well said Shevon, Kathryn’s blog completely destroys the ‘old adage that beauty is only skin deep’ and that it is indeed a quality that is lived and emanated from within and not painted, maked-up or airbrushed on.

Kathryn, what a joy it was to read this piece…so much truth in what you share.
I love it when you call out how we need to stop apologizing for our physical differences and instead celebrate them…its a game changer and knocks the all too well known ‘comparison game’ on its head. If we are celebrating our differences then we are in effect appreciating each other and what each other reflects. So I’m with you…bring on the R-Evolution!

If we are celebrating our differences then we are in effect appreciating each other and what each other reflects. Thanks for adding this to this blog Marika… and with that we have the antidote to comparison!

Such a great point Marika, we all have differences and these indeed need to be celebrated, as there is so much comparison and jealousy amongst women. It would be so much more supportive to acknowledge we all have strengths and weaknesses, to see those strengths in others and know if there are weaknesses, they are just areas of life you haven’t put energy into as yet. So much more supportive!!

When two people meet expressing love, the result is joy. Physical beauty has little to do with this, possibly nothing, but both parties look and feel beautiful. The complications start when we don’t express love and have to fall back on appearances.

Celebrating our physical differences is so delightful isn’t it Marika?
Like shiny pieces of the puzzle each one of us brings something unique. Who’s got time for comparison when there’s so much to appreciate and share.

I absolutely agree. The celebration and appreciation that Kathryn has for the amazing and beautiful woman that she knows herself to be is palpable and so inspiring. I am inspired to claim and accept more of my own unique expression and to appreciate and celebrate the true beauty I have within… consistently.

I love so much about what you have written here but today this line really stood out for me – “We need to remember… we have the same inner beauty… with a different outer expression”. What I loved about this is that you bring us back to the fact that we are all the same – we all hold the same inner beauty that waits patiently for us to connect to – and by knowing this, it offers the opportunity to drop the belief that we separate and connect to the commonality that exists within us all. But how we express that – is individual and that is what makes it so beautiful. I love looking at a wide range of woman who have claimed their inner beauty and to see the same qualities of grace, beauty, stillness, fragility and power but the expression of these qualities varies so much. It is deeply inspiring.

I so agree with you Sarah. It is really gorgeous to appreciate the different qualities each woman can bring, and feel how when a woman truly lets her beauty out, she is equally as beautiful as another woman who is shining her true light also…. It cuts down any notion of comparison, and instead it’s truly a celebration to see women in their true beauty. That’s the truth that’s there before all of us to feel and claim back — it is not what the billboards, media and marketing ploys will have us believe, that there are some women elect and unique that have what most do not. That is a curse on women to take them away from their innate knowing of the beauty that does reside within, and the amazing power that women have when they truly support each other to shine the magnificence that they are.

That is so true Sarah – feeling the true depth of our own beauty connects us to a well of love that can only expand our experiences and as we allow others to feel this regard and love that we have for ourselves the need for barriers such as comparison are no longer present. When we are united and equal in our beauty we are then able to express our own unique beauty without hesitation – we become like a beautiful mixed bouquet of flowers each beautiful bloom reflecting it’s loveliness and expanding the whole.

Recently on a beautiful sunny day I walked with myself on a journey to collect my laptop to be serviced. As I walked, I noticed something different. As people approached me they looked into my eyes and smiled warmly. It happened a number of times before I realised what was happening. Because I walked connected with myself and enjoying being me, my presence, felt by others, shone back at me.

Awesome Kathryn and it is so true our true beauty lies within. We all know we do not look the same from one day to another, there are days where we like the mirror and days we don’t. If we stop and look at why this is we will find that this is defined by how we feel inside, about ourselves and our energy level. If we know this then it is all about feeling from within who we are and letting that come out. I have come to love to play with my expression of my beauty, cheekiness and femininity whereas once upon a time I sincerely hated the way I looked. Let’s no longer look with our eyes but only with our hearts.

True beauty is a feeling not a look. That sums it up really. How much effort and money and time is wasted on this planet endlessly chasing or copying or searching for a certain look which we think will make us happy, when all along this beauty is within us all of the time just waiting to be connected to and when we feel that connection we feel amazing in our bodies and when we let that out for the world to see – we feel beautiful!

Yep, and how many times do we covet a certain look, or ‘thing’ to give us a certain to feel dissatisfied and wanting of something else or more afterwards. Looking for beauty to be confirmed and heightened from the outside will never satiate. We’re longing to fill up a substitute and we never can, when that beauty is always from within.

Thank you Kathryn for this gorgeous blog. I could imagine you attending to someone’s beauty treatment and appreciating all the little things that reflect their inner beauty. We do tend to apologise for our physical differences and it is madness! It is our unique qualities that reflect the diversity of the beauty of divinity. We don’t judge and compare one sunset to another, we just enjoy the beauty that each one brings. Your 6 tips to a beauty revolution are awesome. Simple and full of the enjoyment of life and the full expression of ourselves.

This is gold, that each and every one of us has an inner beauty which shines out through our physical beauty, and it’s up to us to honour and live in a way that celebrates that, not for a second to allow anything less in any way shape or form.

Kathryn, what a gorgeous reflection you are for us all, in your sharing and in real life. And it is so true what you share here about looking into another’s eyes from your own gorgeousness and sparking something inside of them. I have been experiencing this more and more with those that I meet and the power of that connection is absolutely heavenly. We really do hold great power within our own beautiful, inner, equally loving but unique presence.

A fantastic article and observations Kathyrn. I love the line: “We have the power to make huge changes on the planet in very simple ways: not by marching and creating drama, but by simply smiling with the joy we feel.”

Your step by step guide to beauty is a must for bathroom mirrors. And it works! How do I know? Because I feel much more beautiful after reading your article than before.

This is a powerful blog, I can feel the power of what you know in what you are saying and sharing you have seen and felt all of this. I agree with you every single person is beautiful. I have just done a dance in True Movement (dances and true body moves that Universal Medicine present) most of these dances you partner up with someone and one dance is so beautiful and tender you cannot help but fall in love with the person you are dancing with and see their beauty and love within their eyes.

“Somewhere along the way we have chosen to be manipulated into thinking that we all need to look the same.” I have found this is so true with fashion, I find that certain age groups start to look the same. It’s as if we have to copy a look to fit in to a certain mould, rather than finding our own expression and bringing this out for the world to see. In this way we can easily hide behind a certain image, make up, clothes etc but it may not be anywhere close to our true expression.

Yes agree Susan, and reminds me of those celebrities/actors who end up looking the same/with the same look , shaped nose, smile, or cheeks, because of plastic surgery. The expression of their true selves being stunted for an outer ‘good or youthful look’ means a carbon-copy result that is only a indictment on the natural radiance of a person’s essence and beauty from being accessed, and enjoyed.

Yes Susan I feel that certain age groups start to look the same because we get stuck in an era or style that we feel comfortable with rather than develop a loving relationship with self and than express from there.

Our outer image often reflects our choice to keep evolving or stay attached to a time that felt safe and seemed okay.

Young women with a look that is ‘in fashion’ and the older women that have stayed with a look.
Our clothes, make up and outer image reflect so much more than we realise. They reflect our inner confidence and willingness to share our glory.

True expression in fashion is a fresh opportunity in every moment to feel who we are and what honours us and shine our light out for all to feel. 🙂

Yes, Kathryn, I can recognise what you say in the way that I feel to dress sometimes. When I am not willing to truly feel what I want to wear I will wear something that conforms to a pattern rather than exploring my sense of how I am feeling on that particular day and what will support me. We are offered so many options nowadays of how we can present ourselves to the world that if we do not trust our own feelings and innate sense of who we are we can become drawn into an array of complication and dissatisfaction.

I love this ‘this beauty is a stillness found deep within the heart and is expressed through our eyes – our true beauty and our essence simply shines out.’ It absolutely radiates, from our whole being but especially our eyes.

This is revelation at its highest point, ‘the unique way we express our same true inner beauty may be the very thing that sets us free from our self-imposed prison.’ Imagine if we all actively allowed this to be – the world be so delicious to be in.

Kathryn, what a truly revolutionary blog! You have explained something so clearly that I have felt but haven’t completely grasped until now. I really get the purpose of our differences and why they are essential, as the divinity our true beauty arises from is limitless in its expression. Our job is to fully claim not only the body we have chosen but also the gorgeous essence within.

Beautifully written Kate, ‘I really get the purpose of our differences and why they are essential, as the divinity of our true beauty arises from is limitless in its expression’, this is so lovely to read Kate and Kathryn, I can feel my own unique expression and it is great to not be in comparison with this, to accept my true beauty and everyone else’s too.

This is great Kathryn, it’s not about dulling down or being ashamed of our looks, even if we happen to be classically beautiful as you say. But rather accentuating the quality of the beauty that is there within through getting rid of anything that doesn’t confirm this in our life. A huge one amongst so many women here in your tips/words: “Stop comparing ourselves to others. We need to remember… we have the same inner beauty… with a different outer expression”.

Yes – the outer expression is a reflection of what is being lived on the inside.

When I read this sharing Kathryn, I could feel YOU in every word. Your invitation to me/us all to connect with the truth that we all share the ‘same beauty’ is a true gift to humanity; a light that has brightened the shadows of our self doubt we hold about this truth.

Thank you Kathryn I appreciated the mix of playfulness and constructive pointers around reclaiming true beauty. I will especially take away with me exploring how seeing my own inner beauty first influences how I see others physically. I had explored this based more on the feeling of another person, but in making it about the physical as well, I can see an opportunity to de-configure the illusions we hold around looks.

Wow. What a power-full offering this is. Thank you, Kathryn. I could feel how I keep finding myself being confronted with my own lack of self-worth and how I have not been putting much energy in expressing beauty, and realised in fact I haven’t fully accepted my own beauty – that was painful to feel, yet very healing. I now have an understanding that self-worth issue is not just a personal issue, this is not about me feeling miserable – it is about All of Us, the entire Universe missing out on a very small, yet absolutely vital component – a beauty-full light being dimmed.

So beautifully said, Josh.
We are so bombarded by how to be “beautiful” on the outside -the clothes we wear, our hairstyle and cosmetics, that it is easy to not truly feel our own inner gorgeousness and appreciate that this is enough.

Truly gloriously beautiful Kathryn, from a woman who has claimed her inner most beauty and is a role model for others to feel and see. R-evolutionis expressed in full through every word here. Thank you

Beautiful blog Kathryn. I love the feeling of that our true beauty is inside us and yes it is very true! It leaves me with just having to be all of me and let all of me be seen in the world instead of having to attain a certain perfect look.

Kathryn my heart feels gloriously rich as I read your blog. “We judge ourselves and apologize for the very thing that we offer the world that is different.” I used to apologise a lot for who I was and what I brought to the world. I now stand here and lovingly appreciate and celebrate the glory of my innermost beauty and let it shine forth. Thank you so very much.

Hi Kathyn, This is such a huge topic – true beauty shines out from within and we can allow ourselves to shine. I very recently had a make up lesson and expressed the purpose was not to cover up but was to enhance the beauty I feel in myself so reading your blog today is a confirmation of what I have been feeling. Thank you.

Kathryn, if there is a R-Evolution upon us, then I am on board! with every cell of my beauty in toe. Thank you for expressing so clearly that we are here to express our beauty and divinity through our unique expression, reminding us that we NEED to be seen so that we as equals receive the reminder as consistently as possible, of who we truly are.

Hi Kathryn, this is a great article, I like tip 1: ‘Digging out any self-worth issues and tossing them away’. As women it is so easy for us to burden ourselves with issues of low self worth, which are completely false but feel so real. Accepting and appreciating ourselves can feel like a challenge but that is exactly what we need to do in order to feel our own innate beauty. I love looking at women who are emanating that beauty – they are an inspiration to us all.

Wow, Kathryn, sign me up to the True Beauty R-Evolution! What a powerful piece of writing that shatters any remaining belief that we are not beautiful unless we fit in with society’s current ideal. And thank you for highlighting how powerful we are when we shine from our essence – “every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are “.

The new me has lost something: My identification with all that has ever been expressed towards me, that didn’t hold me in the absolute beauty that I am. I feel more sexy than ever before. I don’t live the new me every second of every day, but when I do not, I clearly feel that I don’t live the true me and move on.

Haha, love this Felix. The new me is emerging from behind an identification with my body looking and being used in a particular way. I love Kathryn’s Point 3 of reclaiming our Inner Beauty – “Reclaiming our wild, wonderful and often unusual looks. Inner confidence is very sexy!” Wild and sexy here we come!

Kathryn, I love how you’ve turned the whole beauty model around by suggesting we celebrate our uniqueness and our divine inner beauty rather than ‘trying’ to conform to the latest look. We have constant reflections in nature with every leaf, pebble or snowflake being physically unique and not one of them will ever be the same as another of its kind.

This is a gorgeous article Kathryn. I can feel the absolute truth is this, ‘Somewhere along the way we have chosen to be manipulated into thinking that we all need to look the same. This is simply not true.’ I love how you write our unique expressions ‘gives us an opportunity to offer various facets of the one thing, which is our Divinity.’ So very beautiful, it feels like a relief reading this, it feels like society is so riddled with comparison and trying to look a certain way rather than us all appreciating our unique beauty, thank you for speaking the truth on this subject.

This is beautiful advice from an image consultant, to be confirmed that we all hold an inner beauty which we can appreciate, bring out and shine with a look, a walk, a smile. Life without comparison would be a transformational R-Evolution for sure. Thank you Kathryn, we can do with a lot more advice on true beauty!

A truly beautiful blog and a joy to read. As you say ‘simply smiling with the joy we feel’ is a unique and wonderful way to allow people into our lives and to share with them our innermost from our heart. When we connect with another through meeting them this way we allow an expansion and a chemistry to happen – we become one and the same in this moment – and we magnify our beauty as they do theirs. We feel this expansion in our hearts as we feel a warmth and a glow as our love expands our whole body.

Lovely Susan, and as Kathryn shared, ‘Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them’, and as you say we then feel expansion in our hearts as we feel a warmth and a glow as our love expands our whole body.

This is beautiful advice from an image consultant, to be confirmed that we all hold an inner beauty which we can appreciate, bring out and shine with a look, a walk, a smile. Life without comparison would be a transformational R-Evolution for sure. Thank you Kathryn we can do with a lot more advice on true beauty!

We miss out on so much of the person when we look at just the outer beauty of someone, the real depth and richness of a person comes from their inner wellbeing and not from how they look. I am learning this daily about myself, it is about the whole and complete package not just about how I look in the mirror as I begin my day.

Inner confidence is very sexy indeed! That is what shines and emanates and makes you want to look at that person, not because of the lipstick or the hair, but the way it is in sync with their body movements.

Inner Confidence has a steadiness and a quality of velvety stillness about it. It emanates out from every cell in a person and the gaze in their eyes is magnetic.
It is truly a joy to observe and to feel. Hot STUFF 🙂

I feel that this article is very powerful and empowering. It feels great to celebrate everyones beauty and that these individual expressions makes up part of a whole expression of divinity. Comparison with others is unnecessary and this is shared with grace and clarity in this article.

Indeed Kathryn, the beauty we radiate is that which we feel within.
For me it has been stunning to discover that the same clothes can make me look like a different person when worn on different days. For me it is now to open the wardrobe each moment, feel how I feel and then I will usually very clearly feel which clothes will support me best through my day – and will make me look sexy and be comfy as a simple side effect.

This is awesome Kathryn. I love what you shared about true beauty being a way of being, rather than a certain look. That said, we can certainly express this beauty in our body and with the way it looks. Clothes and makeup can also be an amazing way of sharing how we feel with everyone and making that glorious feeling tangible.

Kathryn this is so beautiful to read and feel the joy of true beauty within. You reflect and emanate this from every word you have written. Yes, it is true -“The True Beauty R-Evolution has begun. And yes, my beautiful friend, it is … US”.

Thank you Kathryn, your blog has helped me to feel something that is so stunningly amazing at 71 years, I feel so much more beauty within and without than I did when I was 21 years !
Let’s feel with our hearts as well as our eyes.

This is so gorgeous Wendy. You are living proof that our beauty is ageless and no matter where we are at in this life when we connect to our true beauty we deepen the quality of life we have with ourselves and others.

I have always disliked how people are judged on whether they are supposed to be beautiful or not. It has always felt wrong to me. It makes absolute sense that we are all beautiful if we express from our true essence.

Yes Elizabeth when people judge themselves or others about whether they are beautiful or not it actually hurts.
It hurts them and it hurts us. This is because we are ALL connected and so here we can FEEL the responsibility we have to connect to our own inner beauty and to appreciate ourselves and others without going into comparison which is all too common.
A claimed true beauty inspires others to take a breath and feel their own magnificence.

Thank you Kathryn – I am loving discovering and appreciating my inner beauty – so much so that I can’t get enough of me! It feels like i am in constant relationship with myself that builds and deepens just as any other except this particular relationship is providing me with the foundations to support all others.

Thank you Marcia, what I have noticed is that because you do appreciate your beauty, it emmanates out of you and therefore you are an inspiration to all women and (men too probably), who you cross paths with.

So gorgeous to hear Marcia. I have recently committed more to this relationship with myself – I have also only recently become aware that I am actually in a relationship. I feel like I’m in the honeymoon stage with myself! And the foundation of this relationship is incredible in what it offers my relationships with others.

This is a wonderful blog with a great title. The six simple yet profound steps you have shared as a way of revealing and expressing our true beauty is a lovely gift to have, and is something I will be referring back to. Thank you Kathryn.

Very powerful Kathryn. ‘Bringing true beauty back never felt so easy.’ I love this! We can invest so much time, money and effort into trying to ‘look’ beautiful and chasing what we think will make us ‘look’ beautiful, but are we then truly feeling beautiful? When in fact we already naturally are. And when we begin to appreciate this and claim this, we can begin to bring and reflect what is needed to be shared and celebrated in this world. The truth that we are all equally beautiful and divine in essence.

As I was reading your comment Carola I was reminded of a friend who has been getting injections to reduce the wrinkles in her face. I was shocked by this as she is such a gorgeous woman, in fact I have never even noticed her wrinkles. But this shows me what women put themselves through so they ‘feel’ beautiful. The truth is that, as you have said, our beauty is already there within and all we need to do is be open that this is a possibility.

Its such an interesting cycle we get caught in isn’t it Carola? We want to LOOK beautiful yet the choices we make are often not coming from an acceptance that we already ARE beautiful.
We choose to hide and harden up, to eat heavy food and exhaust ourselves with rushing and trying, controlling and perfecting, playing roles and living life like it’s something we have to PUSH through. NO wonder we don’t FEEL beautiful. And yet there our beauty is… impossible to taint and equal in all.

“We know that true beauty is a feeling, not a look.” This stood out for me in your blog, as it’s taken me a Long time to really understand this and actually feel it for myself. That it has so little to do with how you look, but the inate beauty and connection with oneself. That quality and how that is lived.

This is so true Raegan. Feeling our beauty and then taking moments to connect with this beauty and feel it throughout our day is an absolute gift we can give ourselves. It is also lovely to remember what is inside no matter what is going on outside.

Kathryn that’s a fantastic piece that you have written for so many different reasons. It is full of wise insight and is also very motivating. We have been so imprisoned by our own ideas and beliefs about looks. We are responsible for stifling our own expression. Bloody oath we’re the sons of God you’d think we could cut ourselves some slack when it comes to how we feel about the way we look !

This is great and I love the R-Evolution. You are absolutly a role model for inner beauty, your smile and sparkling eyes coming from a divine place, your sacredness within, this place everyone equally can smile from.

I love your blog on R-Evolution of true beauty, Katherine! I am feeling mine and growing with it all the time. There is nothing more exquisite than feeling my essence and now I am learning to not hold back in shining out.

Kathryn what an amazing blog – this statement is something that we cannot hear too often – ‘Stop comparing ourselves to others. We need to remember… we have the same inner beauty… with a different outer expression’ – That is so true and so beautifully expressed – thank you.

A beautiful blog Kathryn that challenges us all to claim or true beauty, “The more we claim our inner beauty and then in turn our unique external expression the more we unlock the bind we have been held in.”

I used to compare myself with other women – it was a hard life to catch up and to compete. Today I love looking into the mirror and seeing myself looking back at me from a place of a deep beauty that feels so delicate and powerful the same time. This feeling needs no make up or jewelry, because this beauty is there within and in the eyes looking back at me and it makes me feel fiery inside like a burning heat, and it needs nothing else but celebration.

Totally gorgeous Monika!! Being able to look in the mirror and see all of you, in your total beauty is amazing – something not many women can do! It’s something I’m working on at the moment, and not always looking to be a certain weight or stereotype based on what the media represents women to be.

It’s a new definition of beauty, one that includes everyone, that’s not narrow or exclusive, and that broadens the way in which we currently relate to beauty. For me this has expanded and deepened my relationship to beauty in general, thank you.

Beautiful Kathryn. I will sign up for this r-evolution. It indeed is so simple: claiming our inner beauty and it will reflect in our eyes. The impact on people by just making eye contact is already huge, good to realize that. Our responsibly when we know we can bring this to the world, as well.

To me this sentence says it all, ” We are so very beautiful and the innermost beauty we have deep within us all is exactly the same, so why aren’t we ALL letting that innermost beauty shine out? I can say that the eyes are where the beauty and clarity can truly be seen.

Beauty-full blog Kathryn. You have offered me a different angle to beauty..wow. I actually love it. The fun I feel when just knowing that I am having a different expression then someone else and that I can celebrate this – and that it is fully ok to be celebrating this – feels so freeing. Ah wow, I deeply take this with me everyday I go now. Thank you, this should be read by the whole world. We are the whole package. and have our own expression.

finally a r-evolution worth joining and one that will change the world. No rah rah just allowing us to be the amazing amazing people we are and letting that out. I have recently really started to enjoy my looks and expessing with clothes in a way that I have never felt confident enough to do before, I wear quite crazy stuff sometimes and I forget its crazy and then suddenly get looks and I remember I chose to wear what I wanted with no care or need for others to say it looked good, so I feel natural and not checking to see if I am ok. Instead I feel ok on the inside so its super simple!

This is a great blog de-bunking the generally accepted perception of beauty and simply defining true beauty by, “the quality of this beauty is a stillness found deep within the heart and is expressed through our eyes – our true beauty and our essence simply shines out”.

How glorious this article is, in encouraging us to firstly see we all contain the same exquisite beauty and to secondly be encouraged to celebrate our unique looks and physicality that upholds a different facet of the one divine diamond to the world. Thank you Kathryn, a joy to read and I love your 6 tips on how to claim our beauty. You should be writing for a woman’s magazine, as this supportive and confirming advice is sorely needed in the world at large. We are all beautiful, connecting to our beauty is crucial and then celebrating it becomes easy.

This natural beauty is what shines out from children – they know they are beautiful no matter what they look like on the outside. When given the opportunity to do so, they celebrate this by wearing what they feel to. I love that you call it a R-Evolution – we don’t have to do anything, we just need to reconnect to that inner beauty.

Thank you Kathryn, while reading this I am re-connecting to my gorgeous gracefullness again. This was the part that my whole body went ‘yeh’ – “…have you ever noticed the exquisite way someone can emanate the true beauty they feel and extend it out to their very fingertips and beyond?”
I’ve spent many many years believing I needed to ‘perfect’ myself to look a certain way to be beautiful and compared with many women. Now I see how important our inner and outer expression is to the world and how needed it is to not be held back. This helps me when I loose myself with comparing my ‘looks’ to another.

Kathryn this was so beautiful and super healing for me ! I know at times I forget how much of an impact we have on others just by loving who we are! I’m guna go get that haircut I’ve wanted for a while now and have fun having it the way I want it haha

Kathryn, I’ve read many times this blog today, there are so many seemingly simple sentences, but they can go very deep, very deep. I read it a couple of times in the car park of a very busy shopping center in the city I live in. When I decided to go inside I was amazed by the amount of people wondering around, shopping, checked up, pretending, I would have normally became judgmental of all, I would have reacted to the -heat- that can emanate from a place like this…, however after reading your blog, I was more able to hold myself in acceptance and therefore connect to a different reality and dimension in others, I started looking at peoples’ eyes, and beyond their behaviours and defenses I saw beauty and felt the equalness in all of us, I had a sense of humanity and beyond reacting to how lost we are, I felt connection to people and appreciate their physicalities and features. Beautiful!, I just love what you wrote:

‘We all look different and there is purpose to looking different: it is the outer expression of this inner beauty that is unique and that gives us an opportunity to offer various facets of the one thing, which is our Divinity.
This is when we all get a chance to explore, adore and share our own external expressions. But we hold back. We hide. We go into comparison. We judge ourselves and apologize for the very thing that we offer the world that is different. There is something that stops us from understanding that the unique way we express our same true inner beauty may be the very thing that sets us free from our self-imposed prison.’

Thank you Kathryn for sharing what you have learned on True Beauty. It is liberating.

Thanks for sharing Luz. It really is amazing to be in touch and connected with humanity and all our behaviours and defences without reacting, sympathising or trying to find a solution. When we truly connect… every single one of us is deeply beautiful.

More and more I consider beauty as a presence and a harmoniousness. I now look at society’s defined image of beauty and rarely see beauty there at all as it is not a presence that is filled with integrity or love. Instead I am finding beauty emanating from people, something that is far greater than skin deep.

I agree Stephen, when I look at photographs of models in magazines or on billboards, I see glossy make up and beautiful clothes but I do not see the stillness and inner presence you discuss. It is this stillness and livingness of the person that allows the sparkle, their essence to shine.

It’s time for a R-evolution ,” One simple look, smile, conversation or moment between two people can effectively start a R-Evolution.” Simple no rah rah or waiving banners or burning bras. That is my kind of R-evolution Kathryn.

‘Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.’ I love this statement Kathryn, how important is it then for us to claim and live knowing our inner beauty in full.

Kathryn occasionally a stranger will smile at me or me at them out of nowhere, simply because it feels good to smile and the whole day is brighten with this simple act. That is true beauty for me, when it comes from the heart, asks for nothing and is independent of the person’s look. Beautiful blog to read on a Sunday morning.

I loved reading this article Kathryn and I am starting to feel the beauty that is inside of all of us and see that it is not only the people who from societies perspective would be considered beautiful on the outside. It makes sense that if you have that connection with yourself first and then it allows others the space to choose that also – what a gift.

” This power comes from the fact that it is the same within us all, and the quality of this beauty is a stillness found deep within the heart and is expressed through our eyes – our true beauty and our essence simply shines out.” A truly beautiful post, thankyou Kathryn. Reclaiming our beauty is not something just for ourselves or a significant other – but for everyone whom we meet in our daily living.

Kathryn, what you have shared here is re-evolutionary! To be able to feel that our beauty is a feeling from within is so powerful and affirming for us all. It is time for the glamour magazines to get this too and then we may not be bombarded by so many physical images of so called “perfection”.

As you say, Kathryn, expressing and sharing joy is such a powerful tool for change. There is no conflict, arguing or attempting to persuade, it is just an offering. an offering that everyone wants and so has such appeal.

‘The physical way I look as a human being can actually highlight and celebrate the true beauty I have within me.’ In a world that tells us that we are not good enough, that we need this or that to fix what’s faulty, these words are revolutionary. This article needs to be in every beauty ad fashion mag across the globe – it would revolutionise the beauty industry.

Glorious Kathryn: thank you for another timely reminder about the beautiful beings we ALL are, and that each one of us has: “the same inner beauty… with a different outer expression”; this should be one of the first lessons in a child’s life. It would go a long way towards ending the destructive cycle of comparison and jealousy, and the beginning of lives lived with acceptance of our outer differences. I’m signing up for the “True Beauty R-Evolution” – with a smile!

Thank you Ingrid, you’ve identified how these images and ideals of beauty are embedded in as a children, setting us up for jealousy and a host of self-eroding patterns. I can fully feel how I grew up hating my body because it didn’t fit the norm, and I just simply didn’t know what to do about it. Certainly not good for self-esteem or self-worth. And that was most certainly ingrained by the age of five.

Some days (not all yet) I look in the mirror and see the most beautiful women looking back at me. It is simply divine to meet myself in the mirror and to see and know my own beauty. This is indeed a r-evolution as a few years ago I would not have been able to talk about myself as being beautiful.

I still give my critic a voice and therefore keep the door for comparison and jealousy open – I know the madness of this. This article and comments that follow deliver the inspiration to commit to ‘digging out’ any issues and getting rid of them.

Kathryn, thank you for this beautiful article. I read out your 6 ways to reclaim the expression of our beauty to a colleague at work today, we both just stopped, looked at each other and then appreciated the beauty of that which we had just read. This needs to be in every beauty magazine.

Top blog Kathryn. I love no. 2, “Stop comparing ourselves to others. We need to remember… we have the same inner beauty… with a different outer expression”. We are all the same. We just have different ways of showing that ‘sameness’ to the world.

Awesome blog Kathryn, I love the 6 simple ways to claim our expression of true beauty. The one that stands out for me is no5. Smiling and with eyes, re-connecting deeply with others, this is my favourite one to do.

This is a R-Evolution that I am willing to sign up for. For so long we have been told what beautiful is and isn’t. It has been a tough gig to live up to, and it has seemed that there was no end in sight to the one size/one style of beauty until I read this blog.
I have read other writers talk about inner beauty, but not in the way you have Kathryn. This blog comes from the authority of a woman who lives what she says, feels, knows and honours her own beauty and leads the way in supporting other women and men to claim the same.

I agree with you Rachel. Too often in my life I have heard ‘beauty comes from within’ and whilst true, it has always been delivered in sympathy or with apology. Never have I heard it come from the heart…until now. Kathryn, your words are gorgeous and inspiring and come with a warmth and a wisdom that makes every word of this phrase sing true for me, finally!

So true Liane, a great uncovering of the right words being empty and lacking of truth.
‘Beauty comes from within’ has been a throw away line, I can now understand more deeply the joy this actually brings.

I agree Rachel – a great R-Evolution to sign up for and commit to. Starting with the joy of celebrating everyone’s inner beauty equally. Who really cares what colour hair, lipstick and shirt? It matters not. What matters is the connection with the sparkle in our eyes as we meet.

It has indeed been nigh on impossible to measure up to the ever changing benchmark of what supposedly is beauty ultimately because it falls far short of a lived truth that ‘beauty comes from within’, from the heart – as Liane writes – and is emanated in our every way. I wholeheartedly agree the warmth and wisdom in this blog keeps calling me back to re-read it.

“The physical way I look as a human being can actually highlight and celebrate the true beauty I have within me.” – I can relate to what you say here as when I feel the true beauty within me it emanates and I cannot but appreciate how beauty-full I am physically.

When we connect with, accept and claim our inner beauty and share this with others simply through a smile, or eye contact it really is healing. It is a powerful reflection, reminder and confirmation of who we truly are, as you say Kathryn.

I love it Kathryn how you out the lie we have been sold of what beauty is. I agree whole heartedly that true beauty flows and emanates from inside us all, in a way that transcends and underlies age, shape and size. The crazy thing is as you highlight here is when we embrace our true beauty as a whole, the outer surface becomes more beautiful too. Thank you Kathryn for sharing the beauty of you.

It would be great if you had a section in a woman’s magazine I feel it would support woman to truly appreciate who they are and the true beauty within and break down all the false stereotypes that are in the media. Thank you for sharing.

Yes, breaking down these false stereotypes is so necessary. They can cripple us. What if we invested as much time to our inner beauty as we do to our exterior, wouldn’t we all think and express differently? As Joseph Barker says above, ‘The crazy thing is as you highlight here is when we embrace our true beauty as a whole, the outer surface becomes more beautiful too.’

I agree Vicky, Kathryn has a way of writting that opens everyone up to feel their own unique beautiful selves. Women the world over are calling for such truth and love, a regular article in a woman’s mag would be a powerful way to connect with them.

I am feeling inspired to simply be myself. What you have written Kathryn is profoundly beautiful and invites us all to be part of equality in its many colours and looks. Thank you for the encouragement to be me, in all my Beauty inside and out.

‘We have the power to make huge changes on the planet in very simple ways: not by marching and creating drama, but by simply smiling with the joy we feel.’
Absolutely true and beautifully said Kathryn.. Now that beats harsh protesting and activism! It feels much more purposeful and possible – we are the change we want to see in the world and it is possible just by being who we are.

Kathryn what an awesome blog….The true beauty R-Evollution is here. I know when I talk to someone who is connected to their true beauty from within it shines out of them….the eyes are amazing…. so delicate, but so powerful at the same time. It emanates from their whole being. Imagine all of humanity connected to their true beauty….Wow…..

Thank you Kathryn for sharing this out to all. It is very much appreciated. It should be in many beauty salons all over the world as well as schools rehab centres etc…. more and more people need to know this true beauty is within us all.

Thank you Kathryn for opening up this topic. I had an experience yesterday when I went for an evening walk. I was feeling the loveliness of me and from that loveliness I connected with many people who walked past me with a simple look in the eye. I realised that often when I walk, I don’t let myself shine, as I don’t want to be looked at. But connecting with my inner beauty rather than focus on my outer appearance, I couldn’t help but want to share it, knowing that it is the same in another and that through my own connection, that they have the opportunity to feel theirs.

This is such a sweet blog. I love the way it celebrates all women, no matter what size, shape or colour we may appear to be on the outside, there is still the incredible depths of knowing that each woman brings to life, just through her own experiences and unique perspective.

I love the idea of a chain reaction happening all over the world with everyone waking up to the fact that we are all truly gorgeous. If only we could all look past skin deep, get over ourselves and totally discard jealousy and comparison. Loving the six simple ways to reclaim our beauty!

Kathryn, I have learnt that it is so important to claim that inner beauty. For me letting go of those lack of self worth issues, embracing the delicacy I naturally hold as a woman and appreciating all the unique qualities I bring resonates through my body and is most definitely seen and felt through my face with its expression and through my skin which feels clear and lovely. I have seen many many people, who would not be “classified” as beautiful due to modern trends, simply radiate amazing beauty through living joy, which is simply irresistible. As you say beauty is in everyone and when it is allowed to be felt it is indeed reflected through the face and body – it can’t help it. Every time I see this claimed in someone I am totally inspired.

Michelle, well said, I feel the beauty in everybody now, thanks to freeing myself from the sold ‘ideal’ of what women and men should look like. If somebody is truly present and living their truth, the beauty is there, oozing out from every pore. Indeed, the beauty industry as it stands today needs to change. If we have one wrinkle more or less is not the defining issue of if we are beautiful or not. The clear definer is if we love ourselves and allow ourselves to shine from the inside out.

Beautifully written Matilda, ‘It is the confirmation of our equal-ness first’, it is gorgeous to feel how we are equal and if we accept this then from here we can enjoy and celebrate our own and others unique qualities and what we all bring to the world.

It makes sense to me that in a world where every person is different naturally so that it would be natural to express differently because of this unique way in which the body is. So then when we try to express and be the same there are so many ‘unique’ groups where do you go!? How do you decide which group or style to go into, the one you feel is true or the one that is comfortable or accepts us as we are without asking us to change beyond our own set limits? I could have joined the sports clubs at school but at the time was very antisocial, art club allowed me to be part of a group without having to be with the people, but isn’t that what all hobbies do – it’s the hobby and we can gather under that hobby without focusing on those under the umbrella. Expressing who we are by how we feel in that core that is equal to others I am finding less awkwardness and less trying to fit in in my conversations and if things do get uncomfortable it’s because I am interacting from a place of judgement and/or of how I ‘think’ I need to be, sound, appear, come across etc, not from that unity within us all.

I like your comment Leigh, never before had I stopped and considered the many ‘groups’ we as humans place ourselves in. It really makes me laugh actually when I consider how hard I tried to fit into many different groups and so held a different way of presenting myself for each one. So false, so exhausting. Being me and present me in full is definitely a much more honest and truthful way to connect with all aspects of society.

Our own unique true Inner beauty, divinity and expression shines out from this lovely blog and cannot be ignored thank you for sharing this. I love your expression and it is an inspiration for everyone to feel nurture and treasure
themselves.

Great and beautiful blog, Kathryn! Thank you for the 6 beauty-tips of expressing true beauty.
It couldn’t be more natural: “We know that true beauty is a feeling, not a look”. And the way I feel is my own responsibility through my own choices.

Kathryn Fortuna, what a glorious blog. One point stood out for me in this read, but there are so many great points, I will be returning to this blog regularly. This one is — “We have the power to make huge changes on the planet in very simple ways: not by marching and creating drama, but by simply smiling with the joy we feel.” How powerful is that, when we share the joy we feel by simply smiling it always has a great impact on all those around us. When more and more people reclaim their true beauty then the impact will be absolutely amazing throughout the world.

This wonderful blog is such a celebration of natural beauty. If we can understand what the message is here it blows away jealousy, comparison and self-doubt. We can all shine from within and appreciate ourselves and others within this light.

Kathryn,
I simply love every thing that you have shared here. To let go of everything that doesn’t support our true beauty is definitely the key. The world is waiting for each and everyone of us to claim and shine our true inner beauty, so why keep it waiting?

Hello Beautiful Kathryn, when I read “6 Simple ways we can claim our expression of true beauty” the first and most simple thing that came to me was to stop denying it. Then I noticed that is a bit of a theme that runs through what you have written with reclaiming what is naturally there in all of us. Since I have started appreciating my own beauty I have equally become aware of how beautiful everyone else.

“We judge ourselves and apologize for the very thing that we offer the world that is different” is a statement that really stands out for me in your contribution. And how crazy is that? All in the name of striving for and squeezing ourselves into some prefabricated ideal – are we really that retarded?

Well said, Gabriele. Why do we waste our lives measuring against others and hurting ourselves by being our own worst critics, when we could be developing our unique expression in the world and making it sexy and gorgeous?!

Very beauty-FULL Kathryn, I absolutely agree with you. I love this R- evolution, and it truly is evolving when we can appreciate and live the inner beauty in us, as everyone is touched by each of our expressions.

A very needed blog in a world where plastic surgery is no longer even considered to be extreme, but par for course for many. Our focus with the outer stops us from appreciating and getting to know the fact that true beauty emanates from within.

Absolutely stunning!
I enjoyed reading how deeply you have connected to others and how this depth of connection re-ignites something profound in another. For you too have felt this allows you to know we all have this as a possibility …

What a r-evolutionary blog Kathryn. I really enjoyed reading it – not only for what you presented but I could feel so much joy is how you wrote it. It is very refreshing to read someone speak so truthfully about what inner beauty is all about and how once we have accepted and live in our inner beauty it no longer stays inner – it becomes the outer. Thank you Kathryn.

Thank you Kathryn for this post. I remember as a child I used to feel that I was very beautiful and it did not come from comparing myself with another and deciding that I was the most beautiful, it came from connecting with and knowing my essence.

It was such a shock to me when I realized that the world dictated who was beautiful and who wasn’t and I found it deeply disturbing. Eventually I too succumbed to the beauty myth until such a time as I reconnected back to my essence and I am once again feeling my own beauty.

I even love saying that I am beautiful because it used to be such a taboo subject.

Yes, Elizabeth, I agree. Saying that you are beautiful is unheard of and not recommended generally, and words that I had never uttered until the societal shackles started to be dismantled thanks to the support from Universal Medicine to re-connect to the preciousness that has always resided within me. ps I am beautiful…

I completely relate Elizabeth, as a child I knew the beauty that I was within but just as if it was normal, this was how I felt about myself in every moment of life. However as I grew older I felt much pain from being told how I looked and then in extension how I was, this is something I am now having to work through to re-imprint, being confident in myself without the need for recognition or even acceptance by others.

Divinely written Kathryn, thank-you. Your writing makes the reconnection to the true beauty each and every one of us holds, so simple and accessible. And yet, you pull no punches in regards to exposing that which does not serve us – not one iota of the comparison, trying to be someone/something we are not…
Deeply appreciating that to write from such a place, the inner-work on this must already have been ‘done’ (without perfection, but to a significant extent), that you can speak this so plainly – and call us to meet this part of ourselves, that is so amazingly natural when known and lived, and yet seems completely intangible when we get caught in the miasma of all that would say we are never ‘enough’. What a truly beautiful and claimed woman you are Kathryn – a role model for many, many women and men alike.
Thank-you deeply. More please, and as noted in an earlier comment – in agreement with Rachel Mascord – your writing should be in magazines, globally..

Thank you Victoria. It is my absolute pleasure to write and express what I feel we ALL know deep within.
We ALL have what it takes to claim our own TRUE beauty and share it with the world. Let’s go for it.

Thank you Kathryn for an inspiring blog, I really enjoyed reading it, especially the part where you say “We know that true beauty is a feeling, not a look”, this is so true, but until we truly feel that feeling we will continue to enhance our appearance by whatever means possible. There appears to be more extreme ways of making our outside appearance look “beautiful”, sometimes leading to tragic circumstances, this says to me that not only is humanity in jealousy and comparison with each other, but they are lacking in any form of self worth and self love and have long ago become disconnected from their true selves.

I love what you share about true beauty Kathryn, that we all have a true inner beauty, every single one of us equally without exception. I found this out only recently and now am able to express it more in my way of being.

Sharing my beauty and letting myself out is something I am new to and have been scared to do in the past. I can see it in so many people who hold back their beauty. It is easier to see in women but I am noticing that men do it too. As my self appreciation grows, my expression and letting out of my own beauty grows along side it.

Thank you for sharing your beauty.
Holding back our beauty is exhausting us all and yet it is so common to see and feel. Imagine if we all just dropped the masks and expressed from our true essence? Both men and women alike would be emanating a depth of beauty that could potentially change the world.

Its true, inner confidence, joy and expression are completely sexy qualities, more so than how someone looks physically.
I loved what you said about the false belief that we should all look the same, what non-sense this idea is, that we have bought into. Thank you Kathryn for bringing some sanity into the insane world of beauty.

This is such a gift to all women Kathryn. There are so many powerful statements here which cut right through the maze of lies we have been fed and subscribed to – thank you. I love how you have totally claimed and shared the true meaning of beauty and that it resides in us all equally, confirming the utter craziness of comparison and jealousy.

Kathryn thank you for a truly evolving blog. There are so many gems to examine. Today I’m feeling the wisdom of ‘The more we claim our inner beauty and then in turn our unique external expression the more we unlock the bind we have been held in.’ I sometimes find myself feeling gorgeous then if I glimpse an image of myself in a mirror or shop window am disappointed – need to claim the unique expression of the whole package, not some ideal that I have absorbed, a judgement turned inwards and held onto long after it’s use by date. We are equal in essence, unique in expression. Thank you so much Kathryn.

Life is a celebration … now seeing the beauty in all and reflecting my joy at the freedom I feel to be naturally me and boy is it felt. Some accept it and respond whilst others turn away but the opportunity is there equally as I shine from my inner loving self.

What I have observed is that a women can look stunning in a particular dress. And it is not actually the dress that your clocking it is the way the woman is with herself. If she is feeling her own inner beauty and expressing this in the way she moves and connects with people then the dress comes alive and you a have the whole package. I know this experience myself as I can wear the same dress on 2 different occasions and depending on how I feel about myself the dress looks/feels gorgeous on me or not.

Hi Kathryn, I love your reflection here that we don’t all have to look the same and that we can actually embrace our physical beauty as a natural extension of our inner beauty. This isn’t a quest for perfection but a celebration of the inner emanating to express on the outer.

“Our physical expression is not only purposeful, it is needed. Like a part of this human puzzle, our own ‘flavour’ or expression is an offering to humanity that cannot be ignored.” This is a stand out line for me in time where everything seems to be homogenizing and the seemingly desperate need for people to be normal when there is no such thing, Learning to celebrate the exquisiteness of our own flavour would be a r-evolution.

What you say here Kathryn is very profound
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Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.

One simple look, smile, conversation or moment between two people can effectively start a R-Evolution.”

Love returning to this blog because of the absolute joy and truth it brings. It is brilliant. For women specially, but also for men. Start sharing this with colleagues. This could change the beauty industry, taking away the focus on the outside now focusing on our inner beauty.

I like that you’ve kept your article very real Kathryn. It was refreshing to read, that yes, true beauty does come from the inside out, but that we express how we feel through how we present ourselves on the outside. And whilst it doesn’t matter what we wear, how we choose to do our hair, make up etc, it’s all in the quality of the energy we do it in. If it comes from a true apreciation for ourselves, then that is directly translated to how we put ourselves together so to speak.

We are all a part of the one big mirror that is continually reflecting to each other who we are…. The more we reflect our own true beauty, the more we reflect the beauty in all others. And what a gorgeous reflection we are when we embrace our Godliness.

That is so true Kylie. It’s easy to say someone else ‘looks’ beautiful but we can actually ‘feel’ the depth of someone’s beauty the more we know our own! I love what you have mentioned about embracing our godliness.. it’s already there inside us and it’s our job to embrace it. It’s not something that we will need to buy from a cosmetic shop or beauty stores, it’s already within.

Thank you Kathryn for sharing this beautiful blog , in essence we are all love and we all have a unique way of expressing that’ same love , yes let it out to be expressed through our beautiful bodies. that are also made of particles that have love as their centre of being.

Thank you Kathryn for this beautiful sharing on R-Evolution. So true and so real and so inspiring I love it . Feeling and Claiming our true beauty is a gift to both ourselves and to the whole world every moment. Inspirational !

Very true Tricia – I really enjoyed reading Kathryn’s take on true r-evolution. Inspiring change without the angst. Angst only feeds angst – feeding back to the world further conflict. Whereas leading by example, inspiring others back by sharing the joy and a smile reminding us all we are the same. True evolution and what a r-evolution.

Kathryn, I love what you have written. A beautiful reminder that we are all equally divine and beauty- full.
In allowing ourselves to fully connect to this, feel it and embody it , we definitely can start a true beauty R-Evolution.
I’m all for it!

Kathryn the fact that we don’t claim our inner beauty does not, as you’ve shared, mean we not are all beautiful. When I look around its easy to judge by appearance first but then I’ve come to understand I miss out on the true quality, feeling and beauty that is ever present. What is interesting however is that I can see reading your blog that all that is needed is for us to claim and live our true inner beauty and regardless of physical differences their will be an undoubtable beauty rise to the surface in every single person. In effect there are over 7 billion truly beautiful people in this world at this time yet very few claiming and living that beauty.

Yes David, there are 7 billion people living in the world with very few claiming and living that beauty…. it only takes one person to claim their beauty and innocence for us all to get a blessing and permission to claim that for ourselves…. we are each responsible to claim this for ourselves and at the same time being a role model for our children and future generations.

I worked with someone recently who is over 80, experiencing her body’s decline in old age, and unable to carrying out tasks like she used to. She has a visible and physical disability that contorts her body. She said to me ‘I am useless and rubbish’. I told her how beautiful she was, she disagreed and said I was saying this to please her. I said no what I say is true. Then I looked into her frightened, sad eyes and said ‘Beauty is not how you look, it’s how you are inside and how you are inside is beautiful,’ She looked back at me and said ‘Yes I can feel the truth in that’.

You have redefined beauty here and I love it! I absolutely agree beauty is a quality of feeling, rather than simply a look, or how we portray ourselves. There is a much much deeper internal beauty that is not exclusive to any one person.

Well said Meg: “beauty is a quality of feeling, rather than simply a look, or how we portray ourselves.” With this it means we all are beautiful and that beauty is not limited to a certain look or ideal.

This is great Kathryn. I particularly feel the depth of “Saying ‘no’ to anything that does not confirm our innermost beauty”…this has no end. As each day unfolds and a deeper level of appreciation occurs, things that may have supported me previously, do not now. There is never a time to stand back and be complacent about what has been done, there is always a new level to go to which reveals more and indeed which confirms our innermost beauty.

This is such a great topic and I am sure every woman can relate to wanting to change something about herself. Like Elizabeth it has always disturbed me when the world has dictated what is considered beautiful and what is not – I judged myself on that ideal and knew I would never be good enough. But that has all changed and I now feel for the first time since being a very small child that I am beautiful inside and out, and I do not have to be anything else other than me.

Julie it is a joy to read your word, to feel the reclaiming of the beautiful being you knew yourself to be as a child is magical and yet at the same time very simple and natural. Imagine if we were all just our glorious selves – we would never settle for anything less than love.

I agree about our inner beauty extending to our finger tips and beyond. It is in every movement, everything we touch, if only we give ourselves the space to be all who we are – not holding back and no lack of self worth.

I can feel your joy as you wrote this amazing piece for us all Kathryn. To simply feel that joy and love reflected from another is very contagious – Once experienced, never forgotten a truly coming home to the ‘what is’ so natural, it certainly changes the course of one’s life and all those around us – if we so choose.

So many pearls of wisdom and beauty in this article – I’m printing it out and sharing it with others. Written from a place of absolute beauty. I will read this again and again
The depth of beauty we connect to through the eyes is exquisite far beyond the physical and deeper than words can describe.

Absolute Helen, you nailed it and you found the words that say it very well and from my heart, too. Thanks for sharing and honouring this blog of Kathryn. I want to return to this treasure of article again and again; this is what all women should see and a opportunity to read about true beauty. This article should be in a women magazine.

I love this article! I know that she I connect to my inner beauty, I feel absolutely gorgeous and feel like I could hug everybody I see. It definitely comes from within and isn’t because I’ve put on the right outfit and makeup to look good.

“Bringing true beauty back never felt so easy. We have the power to make huge changes on the planet in very simple ways: not by marching and creating drama, but by simply smiling with the joy we feel.” Now this to me is a true r-evolution. Thank you Kathyrn.

I love the way that beauty seems to be a natural expression for women. We just want to go there, even from very young there is this desire to play with colour and our hair, our clothes. But when we are very young this is sweet and playful, it is an expression of how we feel and of who we are. Beauty does not define us in this way, it is just an extension of our inner beauty being displayed for all to see. I am discovering how I can bring this same kind of playfulness and lightness to my beauty practises now, so that they remain a part of who I am and do not make me who I believe I must be.

Thanks, Kathryn. I love what you say about the ‘whole package’, how we can’t help but be gorgeous when we connect to what’s inside, so that it oozes out through every cell and can be felt right down to our fingertips.

To me my beauty is my connection. From that point, the movement created by my body is in line with me and not being influenced by another energy. It is just so lovely to walk feeling the beauty of connection. This frees us up from seeking the need or desire for recognition.

And this is something that is so within our reach every moment, establishing the connection with ourselves before we do anything. From here the need to identify ourselves by something out there is diminished completely. I still find it amazing how much ‘out there’ can interfere but know that it is in my power to have a default position that is a steady connection to me. Thank you, Matthew, there is something super powerful about a man talking so naturally about his own beauty.

As you so rightly say Matthew, ‘my beauty is my connection’ and when I move at one with myself I can feel this natural beauty flowing out of me and towards those that I meet when I am out walking. It is amazing to feel the power of us feeling our own beauty and emanating this to others. This one simple connection that I make can have an endless effect.

Beautifully expressed! This is an awesome blog. I loved reading every part of it. Thank you for reminding us of our inner beauty, to not hide it, go into jealousy or comparison but simply express our true beauty to the world and appreciate our uniqueness too.

‘Our physical expression is not only purposeful, it is needed. Like a part of this human puzzle, our own ‘flavour’ or expression is an offering to humanity that cannot be ignored.’ Kathryn, thank you, I love this quote as it offers an understanding of how important it is to appreciate diversity. We see it everywhere in nature – the colours, textures, flowers, leaves only mentioning plants, let alone the differences needed in the animal kingdom. If it wasn’t for the diversity in nature there would not be life! And so with humans if we don’t appreciate our diversity of expression then there can’t be life as it is meant to be – lovingly so. Every one of us has something unique to offer, let us allow, accept and appreciate our different ‘flavours’ or expressions and it is indeed true beauty.

How beautiful and inspiring to read your lovely comment Susan in appreciation of Kathryn’s warm and tender blog. You mention the word texture and it is all these little details of expression that we are offered by God that reflect back to us that part of ourselves that we innately and uniquely are. What joy we find when we truly know ourselves and in the process can embrace others as we all connect and expand our beautiful and wondrous expression.

There is so much in your blog Kathryn but what I loved in what you express is that this inner beauty is the SAME in every single one of us – not more in one than another. This alone is profoundly liberating and just goes to show how misled we have been by our identification with the outer appearance and indeed our society is set up like this. Since the beauty industry is built on women feeling less than and then the inevitable comparison with other women surely this R-evolutionary understanding would initiate something very different: beauty products to celebrate and express the inner beauty since comparison and lack of self-worth in the beauty stakes would no longer exist.

Being honest with ourselves and how we are living and how we are truly feeling is the way to break the cycle of disconnection with our inner beauty…. and having the willingess to express what is there to be expressed; that is the truth of every moment, is how we share ourselves and how we connect with others.

If we all have a natural divine essence that we can confidently express through our physical bodies, it makes me wonder how many of us are actually suppressing, hiding or distorting this natural expression by forcing the way we look into some ideal of what beauty is. Thinking about it, I know when I meet someone if the image or look they portray to me seems a little forced or fake or not quite right. And I also can feel when I meet someone who has completely embraced their natural expression of who they are and even if it appears to my eyes to be a little unusual or quirky, the confidence and ease and power that comes through their whole body is compelling and very inspiring.

That’s a great point Andrew, we all out a ginormous amount of effort into suppressing and hiding our natural essence and beauty,so as to fit into the world around us. Crazy when to connect to it feels so great!

I know exactly what you mean Andrew! We feel energy always first before we actually “see” the other person. If everyone would live their inner beauty and letting it out, we would be pulled towards each other probably in a total different way. So often I see people who have an amazing physical make up but they are not filling it out, so to speak. And on the other hand, there are people not perfect looking at all, but you are pulled towards them, because of their emanation.

Yes, Andrew, I know I was one of the many who was ‘suppressing, hiding or distorting this natural expression by forcing the way we look into some ideal of what beauty is’. It is amazing how we can even imagine that we are fooling the world when we know from our own experience that we can feel when someone is not being true to their divine essence. How absurd that we then continue in our wayward way to feel that we are different and can fool the world by tampering with the divine?

It is so true Kathryn Fortuna that our beauty emanates form within. As you explained, we are all equal beautiful in our innermost and each of us will express this inner beauty in his or her unique way. When we will understand that expressing our beauty in this way is the basis for having a beautiful world, we will stop with comparison and wanting to have looks to an given image. We will choose to nurture our inner beauty that in turn will naturally support our outer unique expression and when we do it all together this will emerge into one big melting pot of beauty.

Kathryn – I love your tips here about how to reclaim ourselves as a women – this should be in every women’s magazine! Its true that we are all the same inside with a different outer expression – it has taken me a long time to accept that and stop trying to be something or someone I am not.
Writing like this truly supports women to drop the self bashing and doubt and start to see the beauty we can offer to people around us.

Absolutely Hannah, this would upgrade every women’s magazine and is so needed to support women to re claim their beauty. As you say Kathryn; ‘Reclaiming our wild, wonderful and often unusual looks. Inner confidence is very sexy!’ And this is the kind of sexiness the world needs and is waiting for!

Thank you so much fir this re-evolutionary blog. So simple and so true. The Re-evolution has started and it spreads via the eyes. Wonderful. I am part of it and will share my eyes with all I meet today.

I love your conviction that this is as global revolution in the making, Kathryn: it feels absolute!
“The physical way I look as a human being can actually highlight and celebrate the true beauty I have within me.” Truly beautiful – our inner beauty renders any form beautiful by virtue of its emanating quality. Totally agree!

Reading your gorgeous article again Kathryn has been a beautiful chance to reflect on, and be reminded of, each and every ones inner beauty which can also be felt in all the comments.
I love how when we appreciate our own inner beauty and enjoy living with that, each time we connect with another through the eyes it is like wildfire jumping from person to person, the spark igniting the same glow in them, and on, and on. I love experiencing and appreciating that, a delicious circle.

So key and so simple. The unity of the Divinity we all are, that when understood means we can never stand against another in any form of conflict or separation. And the uniqueness of our outer expressions (in this case our physical make up) which when accepted and lived means that Divinity is COMPLETELY expressed by all the facets and jigsaw pieces. Comparison is a devastating saboteur in this evolutionary plan.

When I read the sentence: “When we call out this madness and stop apologizing for our physical differences we can start reclaiming ourselves and begin to contribute to the r-evolution of celebrating our true beauty displayed in physically unique differences. And may the fun begin!” I had the enjoyable picture, that every one than would be on the title of a magazine and that the joy of celebrating and loving the differences in the expression of the inner beauty would be felt and seen by everyone. I realize, how today, passing a magazine shop, brings immediately a body contraction of going into comparison or going into contraction to avoid feeling the comparison or going into contraction to not feel the untrue expression of what is shown… what if passing a magazine shop would let us expand in the joy of seeing inner beauty in different expressions – and get confirmed of the own unique expression… what a beauty-full r-evolution!

Stefanie what you have shared here is very interesting. Imagine instead of comparison and contraction at the magazine shop we felt expansive and a sense of celebration as we gazed at magazines that were full of confident, claimed different expressions of true beauty. Wow my heart feels open and full just thinking about that. ??

I love this Kathryn, true beauty in all of us and the honouring of this is a real gift to both ourselves and the whole world I love how you shared’ Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life. A real R-Evolution.

“The physical way I look as a human being can actually highlight and celebrate the true beauty I have within me.” – or it can deny it.

For me it looks like that every time I do not celebrate my inner beauty/divinity in my outer expression I do deny my divinity, try to avoid my wisdom, make myself smaller then I am and with that: be irresponsible. And by not doing so, I feel the gab, the missing out, compare with others (Celebrities or who ever) and then feel less and hide even more by trying to be like…

Taking responsibility is being the Role Model, Inspiring Others, Enjoying the Expression of Others and Reflecting the Beauty of God on Earth so we can Evolve together. I am on: ‘Beauty R-Evolution‘!

Yes Sandra I am glad you have mentioned being a role model. This is so true and comes along within the understanding of the ‘beauty R-Evolution’. We have a responsility to share and inspire others once we have connected to our own essence. There is a commitment and consistency required that will not only support us but allow others to feel and see the truth.

I love how you write with such clarity that we are all equally beautiful within and that we only just have to connect to it.
Its also great to know that we can inspire with a smile so lets start that domino effect happening.

True beauty inspires others to let out theirs. Though they might not feel it form the very beginning – but it is just so natural that one only can join. And for someone who really does let shine her or his inner beauty, there is no greater joy than seeing others allowing themselves to do the same.

Reading you blog Kathryn I have realised that the word DIVINE no longer sits outside of me, reserved for the untouchable figures of religious iconography. Today I understand that if we connect to this divine essence within each and everyone of us, then the outer emanation holds a surety, a sexiness, a power that simply reflects a quality we all innately share. Roll on the R-evolution.

How beautifully and sensitively you expressed the meaning of DIVINE – like you I have alway felt it was something set aside for certain special people – and now I realise that we are all ‘special people’, each and everyone of us and that as you say we all have a divine essence. When we see only others as divine we are separating ourselves from one another when in truth we are all one.

So true! Our glory comes from our sacredness within. So the key to true beauty lies in each one of us, connecting to the ALL. If we are working with the Univers our eyes become stars. ..and our shining will lighten up everything.

This is beautiful Lucinda and so very true. If the Divine that is held within us all is connected with and claimed then the emanation is for all. Wow that exposes religion doesn’t it? True religion is connecting with the Divine within and never holding back from sharing this glorious reunion with others. There’s God right there hey? ✨✨ in our stillness and in our smiles.

Love the 6 steps – A, inner beauty routine that inspires the outer to reflect the inner, and costs nothing! Maybe the loss of the self criticism and loathing, well definitely the loss of those – Hoorah.

Best 6 step program I have ever come across. 6 steps to live the true us and not the normal top tips on how to make ourselves more desirable for another, feeding the competition and comparison rather than the inspiration that we are all beautiful in our unique ways. Deeply beautiful. Thank you.

Last week I went to see the dermatologist consultant after six months and she kept on exclaiming how well I looked, and at least ten years younger. I know it wasn’t my make-up or my clothes, or any outside effect, but the fact that that day I was shining from the inside, and I felt well INSIDE MYSELF, and beautiful, and open to the world, whatever was happening to my skin. I am sure this is what she was seeing and feeling, the energy that was pouring through me and out towards her. Of course, feeling like that did make my skin glow and my eyes bright, how could it not? I feel this is an example of what is expressed about natural beauty in this beautiful blog.

How wonderful Joan, there is no doubt that your dermatologist was receiving the confidence and poise that was oozing from within you. Equally I know there is much grace in hearing and embodying compliments too, choosing to deepen self appreciation is key.

Kathryn I enjoyed reading where you shared, that by simply smiling with the joy we feel, we are like dominos with a purpose that could ripple all around the world. This speaks to me of not only the responsibility we have to share our inner beauty, but also how powerful we really are, when we express this beauty.

What an awesome blog Kathryn – it deeply resonates and what really stood out for me was this: “This beauty is a stillness found deep within the heart and is expressed through our eyes – our true beauty and our essence simply shines out.” What a wonderful thing to remember and look out for in ourselves and all others we meet, thank you.

On returning to this blog this sentence stood out this morning. “We have the power to make huge changes on the planet in very simple ways: not by marching and creating drama, but by simply smiling with the joy we feel.” What a cost effective way to bring about true change and healing for all.

‘The physical way I look as a human being can actually highlight and celebrate the true beauty I have within me.’ This statement really struck me, the way I look is needed wow that makes a difference. Definitely a R-Evolution Kathryn!

This blog blows the evils of comparison and jealousy out of the water. Kathryn, you have explained with heart-felt wisdom the purpose and need for us all to embrace uniqueness for ourselves. When we accept our own inner-beauty as a feeling we cannot help but exude that on the outside and invite others to feel the same within themselves. Good bye comparison!

Yes good bye comparison – it never served anyone. And what awesome service to exude the inner beauty on the outside – what an inspiration for all to connect to their beauty within too – and then it can snowball.

This feels so true Rachel – there is something truly beautiful happening when we accept our own uniqueness in a way that does not set us apart but allows others to respond to their own inner beauty. This feels as though we are now more accepting of ourselves which frees us up from the need to judge others in order to make ourselves feel better. Feeling better is but a mere illusion anyway, when we know deep down that we are truly amazing and innately connected to everyone else. When we allow ourselves the freedom to be everything that we innately are we no longer need to justify ourselves and in so doing, diminish everyone else.

Awesome blog Kathryn. I totally feel and see what you mean when you speak of our beauty coming up from inside of us and shining out of our eyes. This is what I have noticed in those around me and in myself. The true beauty of a woman is not in the size and shape of her body, but her natural expression, expressed in full through her eyes.

Awesome blog Kathryn. I totally feel and see what you mean when you speak of our beauty coming up from inside of us and shining out of our eyes. This is what I have noticed in those around me and in myself. The true beauty of a woman is not in the size and shape of her body, but her natural essence, expressed in full through her eyes.

It was beautiful to read what you shared with us Kathryn – so many gems to reflect upon here and inspire us all with. We are all exquisite and unique and when we honour and claim all of who we are there is no room for comparison – true power and beauty expressed.

A beautiful article Kathryn, “we are all beautiful and the depth of beauty we all have within us is very powerful. This power comes from the fact that it is the same within us all, and the quality of this beauty is a stillness found deep within the heart and is expressed through our eyes – our true beauty and our essence simply shines out.” The emanation from people owning this beauty and power is palpable.

‘When we share our natural beauty we meet another person in this equalness, sometimes even unlocking something deep within them that has been dormant for lifetimes. Like dominos with a purpose, this chain reaction sets a rhythm that could ripple all around the world, if we so choose’. Wow, Kathryn, it is amazing when we begin to see that we are no longer powerless and that by claiming ourselves unreservedly we can also offer this as a healing to others. The changes that we make may seem small but they all add up and allow us to unfold back to the innately beautiful and still women that we are.

There are many people who share the concept that we are all beautiful on the inside, however we do not honour what that natural beauty within can also refelct on the outside. Accepting this is just as important because otherwise we would be taking our inner beauty for granted,

How beautifully you express the truth, Luke. We always need to encompass the whole and to embrace the whole picture for without that we do not have the truth. It is in the combination of the senses and using our sixth sense that we feel the whole human being and not only the parts that make up the whole and full beauty of all that we innately are.

I love how you explain beauty as equal within us all, and that ‘the quality of this beauty is a stillness found deep within the heart’. What’s different about your description is that our own ‘flavour’ or external expression of that beauty is an offering to humanity, that we therefore have a role to play as ‘dominos with a purpose’. Our own unique external expression, shining out confidently, with full acceptance, is the absolute antidote in a world that is continuing to fall for the homogenisation and standardisation that is plastic/cosmetic surgery. We all have the potential to be ‘glorious as a package’ when we can fully accept our innermost beauty. It just needs a few to shine it and the contagion begins!

So true Cathy – and as we each honour that unique expression in ourselves and others we, at the same time become more unified. In our uniqueness the paradox is that we offer the world the same message – that we are all one and the same.

Just being who we are is not always seen as an option for us as women, there is so much pressure to be the ideal. And even for men too. I love the fact that true beauty comes from within, no matter what.

Hear Hear, Kathryn Fortuna, the energy in your article was everything my body says yes too. The beauty within is too great to not confirm in every little way we are with ourselves on the outside. We are indeed truly magnificent and should be celebrated as such.

Reading this bog a second time, I felt to take a couple of steps back and examine the long held cliche – “beauty comes from within”. Yet this used to be still based on what we do, (such as do Yoga or do exercise or get healing sessions), not the fact the true beauty was connecting to an inner essential beauty within us, before we do anything. To first accept that this quality is naturally there within us and anyone can reconnect to it, is a huge shift in understanding and how simply we can allow that natural beauty to flow through us and into our lives. The important point is to first let go of trying to seek it from life – be it through looks or what we do and the way we function. So great appreciation to Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine, for being introduced to this vital difference in understanding.

Yes Simon it is the trying and seeking and yearning for something outside of ourselves that exhausts us. Simply surrendering to the marker deep within that is our true essence changes the way we know beauty.

I’ve noticed that when I’m not feeling good about myself and my beauty and instead being critical with myself that people I meet at work and in the street are more shut down with me. I now know that it’s in fact me who is shut down and judgemental, instead of open and intimate with not criticism or judgement, which can only be done by doing this with myself first.

So beautiful Kathryn. I love what you have shared and I want to take this into my day. Saying no to comparison and anything that doesn’t confirm my innermost beauty and yes to smiling with my eyes, appreciating me, not hiding and shining my light.

‘Stop hiding … shine our light and walk with true purpose’ this line stood out for me today – it is easy to hide away, but serves no-one. By shining our light in full, all of humanity has the opportunity to evolve.

Reading your blog I could at first feel a bit of a yeah really? Am I beautiful whatever I do? Further into your blog I could feel that yes I am deeply beautiful and it all has to do with how I feel about myself. Then your words reminded me of something I like to do: “Get it? Our physical expression is not only purposeful, it is needed. Like a part of this human puzzle, our own ‘flavour’ or expression is an offering to humanity that cannot be ignored.” I even use this when I am feeling a little less of my beauty I like to go and spend just that little bit of extra time before the mirror to play with my hair and make-up or just look into my eyes until I allow myself to see that sparkle of joy in them. Thank you for this and claiming that yes we are all beautiful.

Lieke I love how you have shared that you look into your eyes until you allow yourself to see the sparkle of joy in them. This is powerful. Giving oursleves space and really confirming what we can feel and see. Then the rest begins. ✨

“True beauty is a feeling not a look” – this has been a huge game changer for me.
Before, I always tried to dress up to a picture I wanted to portray of myself and more often then not felt awkward with that costume I had forced myself to get into.
By more and more allowing myself to feel the beauty and uniqueness I bring, I realize that the more I allow myself to feel this, the easier picking what to wear becomes and the more stunning I will look and feel – and the more fun and joy it is to be and let others see just me :o)

I love the depth you have taken our understanding of what beauty truly is Kathryn, and why it is so important that we connect to and express our inner-beauty, which is the same for all, from our outer, physical appearance. Beauty is so often seen to be a frivolous, superficial pursuit with vanity at its root. Not so. True beauty and the reflection thereof is an essential part of our way back to who we truly are. This line is awesome – ‘Our physical expression is not only purposeful, it is needed.’ as you are not only showing us that we way we look is absolutely needed, as one fully claimed person expressing their inner beauty from a body that by our generally accepted societal beauty standards might be deemed unattractive, might be the only way another person is able to connect to their own divine beauty within. By throwing those awful, divisive and imposing ‘standards’ back into the dung heap they came from, we are free to see and appreciate everyone for the beauty-full beings we all naturally are. Including ourselves 😉

I like what you have said here Lucy ‘as one fully claimed person expressing their inner beauty from a body that by our generally accepted societal beauty standards might be deemed unattractive, might be the only way another person is able to connect to their own divine beauty within.’

By being responsible for our own unique form and never judging but instead appreciating, we can offer others a true reflection.

Amazingly beautiful blog Kathryn. Indeed ground breaking and R-evolutionary. How different the world and our relaionships are when we live from this inner confidence and true beauty. Allowing our essence to shine and be connected to.

This is such a beautiful sharing….even the way you expressed it was written from your inner beauty which i actually felt deeply inspired by, to deepen more and live that beauty for all to see …..as you state ‘Like dominos with a purpose, this chain reaction sets a rhythm that could ripple all around the world, if we so choose’ and change the world…as we begin to live more from our inner beauty rather than our ways of going into comparison, less than and so forth.

Sometimes no words are needed between two people – what counts is the deep connection by the way they look into their eyes. I have felt the chances in myself and in others when this beautiful connection occurs. A magic moment and that can be with everyone.

I love the title of this blog Kathryn and your call for a True Beauty R-Evolution and the fun we can have while we are being part of it. Re-connecting to my true beauty and exploring my unique expression of this is a choice I can make in each moment and share with the world. Thanks for the call to action.

What a gift it is Kathryn to have you as a make up artist! You obviously know the truth and depth of what real beauty is, this in our world in this industry is actually quite rare so thank you for blowing away all illusions of what it means to be beautiful.

When I saw and realized true beauty the first time it was breathtaking, an absolute wow moment – the person from one moment to the next allowing her inner beauty to fully radiate, be seen and felt was r-evolutionary to me. Since then I recognise true beauty and most of the outer images and ideals have faded away and have no hold over me anymore to a point that seeing outer idealized beauty without the radiation of inner beauty is pale and empty. Inner beauty is a spark, a fire that ignites the beholder and inspires to bring forth one´s own divinity.

Alex that’s such a heart felt comment. It feels a very transformative and life changing experience to be able to discern the difference between true beauty and the empty idealised version. What a line….! ‘Inner beauty is a spark, a fire that ignites the beholder and inspires to bring forth one´s own divinity.’ wow.

How beautifully and tenderly you express when you say ‘a fire that ignites the beholder and inspires to bring forth one’s own divinity’ – it so encapsulates the radiance that we feel when our soul is connected in deep appreciation.

I really appreciate what you said here Kathryn – “Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.” I’ve experienced it myself, just catching someone’s eye and being called to greater love and acceptance through the reflection in their eyes.

Fiona this is very true and I know this and have experienced this also. I have also felt myself hide when looking in the eyes of another, making myself less and now I see just what is being offered when you meet another with all your inner beauty. I look forward to my tomorrows knowing that I can meet anothers inner beauty with my own.

I’ve found the R-evolution of beauty starts with choosing or moving in connection. First thing in the morning, when getting out of bed, choosing to feel the connection of my feet on the ground and really feeling my body move as one and not wobbling around in a half sleep daze. If I take the first step like this, it sets my day up to maintain connection, feel the beauty of connection and thus express this with every movement.

Wow when I read this line “We are so very beautiful and the innermost beauty we have deep within us all is exactly the same, so why aren’t we ALL letting that innermost beauty shine out?” I feel how much power there would be if every one claimed and lived in this way. Thank you Kathryn for an article on where true beauty really comes from.

I have noticed the more I can live my own self worth and keep the focus on how I hold myself in deep appreciation and honour for who I am the more I can see my reflection in the mirror. The relationship between me and the universe is what I can feel as my true beauty.

It is true when you say true beauty is a feeling Kathryn…I know when I feel how gorgeous I am inside, the joy of this connection to myself shines forth for all to see and feel, and how the outer looks is not even considered.
It is so simple, and yet we can spend years in angst constantly seeking ‘out there’ for the right look, the best make-up or clothes to make us look and feel ‘better’……no more: inside is where its at!

I took a photo of two beautiful women at a wedding recently and on looking at it on my compeer screen a while later when I transferred the pictures I was so struck by the very natural smiles but their eyes just blew me away. The beauty that beamed out was astonishing, their connection to their inner beauty was very obvious. ~Roll on the R-Evolution.

That’s gorgeous Kevin, how lovely to hear that from a man. When our beauty is allowed by us to shine out it’s so gorgeous and confirming that we don’t need to ‘try’ to be beautiful… we already are… naturally.

Kathryn I love your 6 simple tips to claim our expression of true beauty, and I particularly like where you wrote ‘We have the power to make huge changes on the planet in very simple ways: not by marching and creating drama, but by simply smiling with the joy we feel.’ A very powerful statement and in my experience so true.

I love the 6 simple ways and isn’t it amazing what happens if you smile with your eyes. And the further comment about walking down the street and meeting people with your eyes and how the whole place lifts. I told my bank manager that I loved her yesterday – it was just spontaneous – she laughed – she’s not that well and I could feel how she felt lifted.

This is completely true –
‘Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life’
I can feel this in and from others who have claimed themselves in full and I can also feel this when others look into my eyes during conversation, that they are registering that they are more – there is an inner beauty to be lived.

This sentence stood out for me. It brought a deeper level of awareness to the responsibility I have in claiming myself in full and the impact this has. It is without a shadow of a doubt ginormous and this responsibility I am yet to feel in full.

I particularly loved reading these two points in claiming our expression of beauty – ‘Reclaiming our wild, wonderful and often unusual looks. – Inner confidence is very sexy!, Smiling and with our eyes’. When reading these points I could really feel how we have been given unusual and sometimes even quirky features for a reason, they are all an expression of the many colours and variations that is true beauty. With age and increased wisdom I am loving the experience of appreciating and valuing more and more the quirkiness of my features and realising how I look is an expression of my essence and from this an appreciation of what our difference offer is lovely to feel.

Katie I so agree with you. However I bet that when others look at you they would not see “quirky” features but a gorgeous woman, lovely in essence and wonderful to be around. When you look at pictures of Audrey Hepburn you don’t notice the slightly crooked teeth or maybe slightly large but shapely ears – you feel the whole package – the gorgeous essence of the woman and those “quirks” simply add to her beauty and yumminess.

‘Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.’

I Love this.
The difference we can share with each other and bring the world together is so simple and so powerful.

Yes Simon, so simple and so incredibly powerful – hanging onto self-criticism and comparison seems absolutely crazy when you realise what an awesome gift it is to accept and claim your inner beauty – a gift for you and for everyone around you.

Kathryn, I just love the way you have presented the word “R-evolution” – that seems to express what it is that is occurring within our deeper awareness in regards to inner beauty in just one word. I loved reading your blog, thank you.

Another beauty filled blog from you Kathryn. Thank you for the many reminders of true beauty – and particularly also the celebrating of the whole package the outer expression of the inner beauty also being expressed. I loved this – I love when I feel me and dress, make up and perfume already appreciating this – and then to celebrate the whole package – in every reflection in every shop window, movement, and catching the warm scent of the days selected perfume – we all have to be saying – what a package, and as you say shining this without apology for others to connect with, maybe realise they are this too and allow the opportunity for those dominoes to go toppling. Thank you Kathryn for shining in stereo and leading the way.

Kathryn, re-reading your blog today these sentences stood out for me ‘Does it matter whether their ‘features’ are considered classically beautiful or not? No, they are glorious as a package and this is what we bring when we claim ourselves – the WHOLE package.’ I can feel when I don’t feel so connected how I still can compartmentalise my body into parts I feel look great, parts I feel look ok and parts I feel look not so great. I then try to emphasise the great bits and hide the others. This is all based on my ideas of what beauty is from outer influences rather than feeling the gorgeousness of all of me expressed from my inner connection. Amazing to feel the contrast here. Thank you.

Yes Jane this is very common I feel. We decide which physical parts are great, okay or not so great. How do we do this?
But when we are connected to the whole essence of who we are from WITHIN then ALL of our body, top to toe is emanating this connection.
Every little part is felt as a whole by ourselves and others and we are without a doubt very very lovable, sexy, inspirational and beautiful.

As with all things, it seems that it comes back to responsibility. If I accept that beauty is just a look, I can easily say, ‘ I don’t have that look’, and so justify not taking care of my appearance. When I know that beauty comes from the quality that is within, then how can I ignore the outer appearance, because that would impact on the quality of what is within?

Recently, I visited an opticians and was served by a truly beautiful woman, not in the traditional outer sense, but in her way. She clearly loved her job and people, connected with me and was joyful. We shared stories as I tried, rejected and selected a new pair of glasses. She was honest, playful and went out of her way to be supportive. And together we had a fun. Her way was beautiful, loving, a true gift.

“We have the power to make huge changes on the planet in very simple ways: not by marching and creating drama, but by simply smiling with the joy we feel.” This is simply profound isn’t it! To change the world we are led to believe that it is through fighting or battling things out. The truth is that this changes nothing and the cycles of disharmony continue. Connecting to the joy within and expressing from that place can literally move metaphoric mountains. Everything and everyone recalibrate and begin to make different personal choices. This in the end will change the world as we learn to live together in a more loving and considerate way.

An absolute beauty felt in every word Kathryn, you are leading the way in the R- Evolution and as we can as we allow ourselves. “One simple look, smile, conversation or moment between two people can effectively start a R-Evolution.”
Inner = outer beauty and it is a joy to feel. Thank you for this beauty filled blog in honour of the truth of our divinity in expression.

Thank you Kathryn for your powerful blog. “We know that true beauty is a feeling, not a look” that sentences I love because for me it says it all. Our eyes can receive what it showed from the outside but our body can feel what is really going on. So you can not cheat the body and that is why I love my body most.

Kathyryn, the joy we can offer others by simply being ourselves is endless. But it is also a choice; people either see another as truly inspiring, and an opportunity, or they see another in comparison to where they are at.
What I have seen in other women and in myself is our own insecurities are the result of us choosing to not be a point of reflection but rather hide behind judgement and jealousy.
But as i discover that comparison only stunts me, and as I accept myself for all that I am, I can see how this offers others an opportunity to do the same, or not, but at least the opportunity is there for them to feel and consider.

Feeling the quality of our true essence is amazing and our true beauty being known from within is definitely contagious and cannot but be shared for all to feel as it is too big to contain with in. Thanks to Serge Benhayon his family and Universal Medicine more and more of us as human beings are beginning to feel and know our connection to our essence to love and are starting to live from here consistently. This is an amazing and truly joyous and evolutionary way for humanity and the inspiration we all need and have today if we accept and embrace ourselves fully. Thank you Kathryn for your sharing our inner beauty so clearly.

“Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.” Understanding and appreciating energy at this level is pure gold.

Kathryn this blog is such an insertion to re-read (several times!). I am more aware of a deeper appreciation for myself than ever before and finding that this is bringing a much deeper appreciation for every woman I speak with or just pass on the street and simply enjoying the knowing that we are all so truly beautiful from the inside out, no matter what, shape, size, nationality or creed.
It is amazing to feel a very unexpected further confirmation from this openness with others – this deep inner beauty in all, just keeps right on ‘feeding me back’ and deepening my own connection more.

Kathryn I keep coming back to your compelling blog. Today I was taken by this sentence, ‘We have the power to make huge changes on the planet in very simple ways: not by marching and creating drama, but by simply smiling with the joy we feel.’ A gentle revolution of expressing joy, now that is true beauty.

” We are so very beautiful and the innermost beauty we have deep within us all is exactly the same, so why aren’t we ALL letting that innermost beauty shine out?” This is a great question, it doesn’t make sense as we are all the same, we all come from Love so why not express from that? But, if we have been so caught up in living separate lives and identifying ourselves with that, then it is perhaps not surprising that we have lost that connection to what we know deep within and focused on the outer instead.

When we begin to question that ” We are so very beautiful and the innermost beauty we have deep within us all is exactly the same, so why aren’t we ALL letting that innermost beauty shine out?” it feels as though we already have that knowing within that we are everything we need to be, and do not need to look outside of ourselves. Once we have this awareness we can start to build a deeper foundation of love within and a commitment to appreciate that we have all the answers as we begin to open up to our innate wisdom and tenderness.

Wow Kathryn, thank you so much! This is an awesome article and so very needed. There are so many absolute gems you have presented but one that particularly struck me was ‘Stop comparing ourselves to others. We need to remember… we have the same inner beauty… with a different outer expression’ – what a difference it makes when you take the focus from the outside, from striving to be the same as – or better than – everyone else and instead focus on the one thing we all have in common – a stunning inner beauty.

Beautifully expressed Hannah. Reading this sentence alone eases the pressure we place on ourselves, and when you go on further to explain, it all seems so very simple and so absurd that we live this way. Thank you.

What a great blog Kathryn, and reminder that the beauty that we search for is already within each one of us and as we begin to choose to let this out in the world it inspires others to also remember their true inner beauty.

I have found that when I am connecting with my inner beauty, my essence, I connect very differently with others compared to when I am in my head all concerned about what I look like. It feels like the real me is inside my body looking out at the world and other people and through my eyes my Soul shines and meets the Soul in others. The physical body then becomes the vehicle for my essence and no longer defines me in totality and as such is simply stunning. This is a gorgeous, sublimely precious and beautiful feeling. Thank you Kathryn for writing about this so eloquently offering your 6 practical tips to re-connecting to our equal inner beauty – R-Evolutionary for many!

It is so true the power of our beauty comes from deep within us, the deep connection to our stillness. This depth of stillness allows us to connect with others through our eyes and smile.. Our eyes and smile are two simple ways to make connection with another. As others make that connection with us, they can feel the depth of the stillness and the love we share. It is an amazing and powerful feeling when we connect with others.

I have had the experience of meeting someone from that true beauty and nothing really outwardly changed in the way they interacted, which was fine. Then over doing this a few times, just as a natural way to be with everyone, that person commented to someone else how lovely they felt me to be -so beautiful and meeting of them (words pretty much exactly to that effect). So each time we meet someone from that place inside us of true beauty, it is clocked and it does open something up in another. We may never hear of it or get feedback of it, but it stays with them eternally.

Yes Simon you are beautiful and this is so true ‘each time we meet someone from that place inside us of true beauty, it is clocked and it does open something up in another.’
No we may never hear of it but if we are honest and allow ourselves a moment of true appreciation we will realise that that moment stays with them eternally.

Thank you Kathryn for your beautiful blog. It made me ponder on something I have been aware of for a long time – that I naturally love looking into people’s eyes when speaking to them but I did not connect the dots that what I was looking at was their true inner beauty and strength.

Yes Tamara I agree. Looking into the eyes of a person who is connected to themselves is so extraordinary. The stillness and pools of love and wisdom are there to feel.
We are looking into their TRUE Inner Beauty.
And if we stop and take this moment that allows us to ignite our own essence…..
The flame is lit and the sparks do fly. 🙂 🙂

Kathryn, reading your article this time i can really feel how powerful our true beauty is, ‘When we share our natural beauty we meet another person in this equalness, sometimes even unlocking something deep within them that has been dormant for lifetimes’, wow this is amazing and inspires me to allow my true beauty to shine with no holding back

Recently I saw the gorgeous face of someone appear like sunshine. I was observing this person as they worked in a cafe and a customer came in. The young woman who was in fact very pretty in her features looked up and smiled at the customer as he came in and up to the counter. I observed the way she communicated with the older gentleman and felt the freshness of her essence. There was a sparkle to her and she reminded me of the warm, delicate light of *sunshine* and a gentle breath of fresh air for this customer who purchased his coffee and returned to his office. A moment in his day with the opportunity for his breath to restore and once again feel his own beauty from within.

The young woman is my daughter, Annabella. Such a joy to behold and witness her grace each day from the exquisite inner beauty of her being. Deep and absolute appreciation of the gorgeous reflection for myself and my own beauty. Thank you Belle x

Thank you Elizabeth.
Your observation of your daughter Annabella is as beautiful as the moment the customer had with her. In fact see how it works?
We, the readers of your comment, also get a blessing from your loving expression Elizabeth and so it continues…..
This expression of true beauty is rippled like the suns rays out into the lives of all to share.
This r-Evolution is well on its way.

Kathryn you have broken down skin deep beauty by seeing past it and really understanding and connecting with your own inner beauty and that of others. Any kind of beauty treatment from someone like yourself must be incredibly healing for the recipient, confirming of their true inner beauty as well as the beauty of each person’s unique physical expression. Our limited perspective of beauty and what we see in the media is yet another way in our global society we rob ourselves of knowing the beauty and wealth that as you say is equally within everyone. So here’s to point 2…….’Reclaiming our wild, wonderful and often unusual looks. Inner confidence is very sexy!’

Kathryn, I like how you described us as each being part of a puzzle.. That our physical expression has a purpose to sharing our true beauty to the world. We each have a unique outer expression that highlights and celebrates a different aspect of our equally amazing and divine nature.

Kathryn what you have written has made me aware of the fact that I do not always allow people to feel me totally- I am holding back. This is about my self worth I feel and it feels like a gift you have given me.

Kathryn I have not understood until reading your wonderfully clear sharing , just what beauty (the beauty R-Evolution) really is. I absolutely love the clarity of your expression and I feel that my understanding of True Beauty has been clarified. Thank you Kathryn.

Absolutely, this has been the case in my life, people living from their inner light and beauty have been an inspiration. It is wonderful to appreciate and observe the choice of others to be more themselves “Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.” I am learning to do this for myself, in part through this inspiration. It is lovely to be connecting with the light in some ones eyes rather than looking for the issues, much more open hearted and it felt great.

Wow, well said Kathryn… this is awesome… and you have made this sound so simple and fun. It is us who continue believing that we are not beautiful if we don’t fit society’s picture of beautiful or it’s US who live, walk and know that we are beautiful inside and out by the way we live and honour ourselves. Holy moly that is beautiful!!

In deep appreciation Kathryn, thank you. And may the fun begin!!! Thank you for the absolute joy I felt in your writing, and the sharing of your true beauty….it ignited and inflamed my own sense of deep beauty, and the joy that goes with living that and sharing it with others.

In deep appreciation Kathryn, thank you. And may the fun begin!!! Thank you for the absolute joy I felt in your writing, and the sharing of your true beauty….it ignited and inflamed my own sense of deep beauty, and the joy that goes with living that and sharing it with others. Once again thank you.

I am beginning to feel more and more what true beauty is. For a lot of my life I have been hoodwinked into thinking that beauty came from our looks or what we wore. My focus had been on developing my outer without much focus on the inner until recent years. Now I feel the deep beauty in a person when I look in their eyes. I feel the beauty in the way a person walks, when they offer a loving gesture. And this beauty is there in every person. When a person is connected with their inner essence, their beauty emanates and their physical looks no longer matters.

Kathryn, I have discovered my inner beauty just recently, and have embraced it wholeheartedly. I never in my life thought I could be beautiful and sexy! But I am, I know it now. Thank you for your blog

Wow this is awesome Kathryn – “Clients often come to see me seeking improvements to how they look. What I now see is that we are all beautiful and the depth of beauty we all have within us is very powerful”. As a make up artist, you have definitely broken the mould by focussing on the inner qualities – it seems to me that many in your profession would only focus on the ‘product’ – the client’s physical appearance.

From the false exterior ideas of beauty I used to understand to the quality of the natural and exquisite beauty from within is a beautiful journey I would recommend to everyone. It’s a great R-evolution .

I think this is a great point made Kathryn – “We have the power to make huge changes on the planet in very simple ways: not by marching and creating drama, but by simply smiling with the joy we feel.” That’s so true and under appreciated, how we are in all our daily interactions with people, in even the seemingly smallest of ways, can actually be having very big consequences.

Kathryn, when you talk about smiling from the joy we feel, I get a real mix of responses coming up in me. On the one hand I totally get this joy and a desire to share it unconditionally with huge big smiles, but I also get how this is not what everyone is experiencing at the same time. So I ask myself, is that an excuse to stop smiling, or a reason to smile even more?

In my experience many people are not always feeling the same way and this can make us feel that perhaps we need to adjust our ‘joy volume’.
Also some people do not smile from their innermost but more as a courtesy, to be nice or just to protect themselves. We can feel the difference can’t we?
It is important to have understanding for what is going but why hold back?

I know that a smile that comes from the TRUE connection to that persons essence is like a ‘Soul Selfie’ 🙂
And when they don’t hold back I can also choose to feel the joy or alternately feel where I am at and clock that. We have an awesome choice either way.
A true smile emanates through the WHOLE body and when another person feels it they too get the blessing.

The comparing ourselves to others as women that you mention Kathryn causes much greater harm than most of us have registered. We are so beautiful as women in our various expressions, shapes, sizes and colours each of us to bring something special to others, when we compare we loose the magic of who we are.

Thank you Kathryn, feeling the quality and beauty within and shinning all of our light out to the world, with the sparkling eyes and open heart. Once we allow the innermost beauty to shine out, you can really feel there is no effort with the outer, it just flows.

Thank you for highlighting this quote, Jonathan – it is beautiful when we can fully appreciate all the ‘different outer expressions’ in the world, and to know that underneath this outer expression there are the same tender and loving hearts beating away.

It makes me wonder why on earth we would hide our connection to our essence, to see someone in theirs is surely the most natural loving thing to want to look at, yet we become furious at the reflection for it reminds us of all the ill choices that have kept us from the same connection. We need to turn this on its head and be inspired by the beauty naturally found and know that it is there for all of us, in an instant if we chose it, just have to let go of some serious pride that how we live has not allowed the same connection to our beauty.

Powerfully said Kathryn, thank you. It’s really great how you simply outed how we can hold pictures of how we think we should be against ourself – “Somewhere along the way we have chosen to be manipulated into thinking that we all need to look the same. This is simply not true.”

This is a truly relevant blog for not just women, but men also. Learning to stop the self comparison, avoidance, dismissal etc and allowing ourselves to see our looks in an appreciative light is usually something quite the opposite of how we have lived to date. Yet, as you say, looking another in the eye and meeting them with openness is a simply divine experience for both. The beauty radiates and there is nothing to ‘improve’.

This is simply one of my favourite things – looking another in the eye and meeting them with openness. Letting others truly see all of me, and allowing myself to see all of them, even the parts that we hide. Very beautiful.

When a person starts to truly know themselves, and start to let go of the mask or shield of protection, then a wonderful transformation does take place, and their true beauty starts to shine out of their eyes, and this is wonderful to see.

This blog blows me away, it really pulled me back from drifting away from myself and forgetting the inner beauty I have felt before. Life, through my choices of course, has been trying to lead me away but your blog Kathryn has brought me back on track. It’s not the first time I’ve read it but I seem to have got it this time on a deeper level. Many people these days cannot even look you in the eye, but with that inner beauty shinning out how long can they resist?

Kevin this is so true. It’s often hard for people to look each other in the eyes or when they do it’s so fleeting that you can barely connect.
However if even one person is connected to their inner beauty there may be a precious moment when you both do see and feel each other and this is powerful. If that’s held than the other is sometimes pulled up and WOW. The joy shared is immeasurable.

Indeed the eyes are a great marker for how connected we are with our inner beauty ánd how open we are to show this to others. Just looking each other in the eyes is for many people difficult. It can be confrontational, exposing and/or an invitation to deepen the connection and reflect your beauty. A great practice in each encounter!

I can see now that my true worth comes from how I feel and my relationship with myself, but at some point in life it I felt an expectation to fulfil a certain role within society that has to do with how I look as a woman. And for some reason this was interpreted by myself as a marker for my value and my worth as a person. I am glad to be freeing myself from the shackles of this belief.

Viva la R-Evolution! It is a stiff battle but one many women are talking about, winning and sharing. In this way one day all people will know this as truth – that our inner beauty is equal in all and emanates from within.

We are ll unique in our expression, but the beauty within is the same. I get that now. We are duped into seeing what beauty is via magazines and movies, and its portrayed as an outer look and not an emanation from within. True beauty is what is reflected from inside out. Through the eyes, through a smile or just being you. Thank you Kathryn, such an amazing blog.

Yes Natalie and while we have been loitering around the new-stands feeding off the external looks on the cover of magazines ( Photo-shopped ) the people passing by have all had the most amazing beauty deep within waiting to be connected to through the eyes and a warm touch. 🙂 🙂

“unlocking something deep within them that has been dormant for lifetimes” – This is the key for me Kathryn. It is all there within just dormant, sometimes waiting for someone else to make it pop out and say HELLO WORLD… it is truly beautiful when it does.

This is a beautiful blog Kathryn. I have often looked at many women with that appreciation of their beauty and often forgot to look at myself with the same appreciation. This is changing because the more I read articles like this one the more I break down the negative self talk I have been hooked into in the past. Those days of self loathing have gone and in their place is a woman who is learning just how beautiful and empowering inner beauty is and how easy it is to appreciate the outer beauty that reflects that.

I agree Amanda it is good to be reminded that we all have this inner beauty independently of how we look on the outside. Once we stop comparing ourselves to other ‘beautiful’ people and bring forth our inner love it cannot but shine through our eyes and smile.

One of the things I love about this blog is how it reveals our natural beauty as something that is coming from our essence. That when we connect to that within ourselves, we are all naturally very beautiful. I have recently been feeling something in myself that I haven’t before really allowed myself to feel – an exquisite sweetness. Part of my natural beauty as a woman is this incredible sweetness in me that I have been hiding (or trying to) from even myself. Now I realise it’s everything, the world needs to see it and I need to allow it.

Anna I can feel your exquisite sweetness in the words that you write here. Yes the world needs this so much as it is the part of us that breaks down and deconstructs the hardness all around and lets the love in. Unlocking the sweetness within and sharing it with the world is our next step towards true freedom.

What words of wisdom coming from both your comment Kathryn and Anna. For quite a while I did not wish to connect to my sweetness as it felt weak and false – like a very sugary sweet. As I now begin to connect to my essence I am slowly beginning to feel that sweetness within and to honour it, and one day feel fully the ‘exquisite sweetness’ that is naturally in all of us.

This is so powerful Kathryn. As change is always possible. And it is super empowering to realise that the change we look for comes from within, through the choices we make. That each choice we make towards love, to claiming the divinity and absolute beauty-fullness that we are within, is a inspirational step not only for ourselves but for all, as we reflect the truth of who we are and how we all can live the joy of who we are.

Celebrating our true beauty is definitely a much needed revolution. The marker of beauty has been sold to us as ideals of outer perfection leaving most feeling inadequate in comparison. In connection, true beauty can be seen in the eyes of another not on the covers of magazines.

This is a cracker of a blog. The feeling of it is just stunning; infectiously joyful and super serious without being desperate and overwhelmed.
The statement that had me cheering was this:
“When we call out this madness and stop apologizing for our physical differences we can start reclaiming ourselves and begin to contribute to the r-evolution of celebrating our true beauty displayed in physically unique differences. And may the fun begin!”
Is the way we perceive beauty mad? You bet it is. The constant need to apologise for the natural uniqueness we are is totally crazy. So it is high time to read blogs like this that set the record straight, and call for us all to participate in a r-evolution with no foot-stamping, no protests, and no aggression…just a whole lotta fun.

I can feel the truth of these words; “the simple way is to Surrender to our own unique expression, not fight it.” And then the question popped up, how does a woman surrender when all her life she has been fighting and holding back her own unique beauty and expression which has become a deeply ingrained patter of behaviour?

A woman surrenders and allows herself permission to express her own beauty when she has been reflected from another ( man or woman) that it is safe to express all that she is, which has been my own experience. It is our reflections that perhaps are the true meaning of support.

Kathryn I so very much enjoy reading your blogs. Your words so lightheartedly simply through any beauty image that this world produces over board and lets us all shine in our uniqueness and fullness each and every one of us.

Lots of beautiful gems and sparkly pieces of wisdom in this blog and a real pleasure to revisit. It is wonderful to feel your own unique sparkle in this blog Kathryn and how loving and caring and wise your expression is. And a gorgeous role model you are for us all.

“Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them.” Working in retail I see and meet many people day to day. But what I have come to realise is that sometimes I would not truly meet every person as I was either in a rush to get through a sale or not connected to myself. I have now made it my choice to stop and truly meet people through their eyes. We may not even speak, but through looking into someone’s eyes it really can say everything. The eyes definitely are the beholder of love and you can see the joy radiate from others when you meet them with such love. Its like a huge homecoming.

“Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.” I remember the first time I looked into the eyes of Serge Benhayon and allowed him to look deep into my eyes it changed the course of my life. I had judged everything and everyone from outside appearances but that day I started the R-evolution to feel myself and others from the inside and feel the essence of love that is equally within us all.

“The physical way I look as a human being can actually highlight and celebrate the true beauty I have within me.” Yes please lets stop this madness. I love your 6 pointers of how we can reclaim our expression of true beauty, these are paramount to our wellbeing and should be taught at kindergarten!

“Once this quality has been felt, something extraordinary occurs that engenders a natural and exquisite impulse to share this feeling with everyone.” This is so true Kathryn. The beauty that I feel that comes from deep inside me is something that I cannot but share, it just comes out. Through my eyes, my smile, my moves, how I dress and my voice. It is always there to touch that same beauty in the other person, to invite them also in this beauty as it is in us all.

Yes Lieke I love what you have shared here. It really is an energetic quality that is felt from within and is the same in all.
When I am with someone who feels beautiful within, every single part of them emanates this beauty. I can feel this deeply in you. Thank you. 🙂

Can you imagine how many businesses would disappear once we start living this true beauty (r)eveolution, I mean, a lot of businesses live from our self-doubt and lack of self-worth. If we all start feeling and living how enormously beautiful we are, then there is many things we don’t need any longer from outside.

I agree Mariette. The ‘Beauty Industry’ would be NO MORE.
We would no longer look outside ourselves for potions and lotions to fix us and therefore we would navigate the industry in a whole new direction.
May the navigating begin and the sails lift up and expand as we do. 🙂

This is Beautiful Kathryn – it exposes the many excuses we make for not truly claiming and celebrating our Beauty – yes, our outer expression is different but as you say ‘Inner Confidence’ is very sexy. Time to start practicing that 🙂

Yes Christine, the excuses are many yet the inner confidence that we have is felt in our bodies, the way we walk, talk and hold ourselves…. this is what makes us look and feel beautiful…. not the colour of our hair or the length of our legs…

When I observe someone with this confidence the connection to their soul is what makes them sexy 🙂

Absolutely Kathryn, if I look at myself and I’m not fully connected to myself, unloving thoughts can try to creep in, and if that happens, It’s so beautiful to claim myself back by feeling my body and how lovely and delicate it truly is. Works every time. Our true beauty is our essence, no question.

‘Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.’ – What we have to reflect to others is enormous. We may not even realise how easily we pick up things from others, but we do. And to start to be ourselves and share this back feels like the healing the world is in need of. To truly show the world how we live, to claim who we are and say to another ‘it’s in you too’ without any investment for them to ‘get it’ is absolute love.

I have been inspired by this in another “Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them. This can truly change the course of one’s life.” And I am learning to shine my light and not hold back and it is healing to be meet by some one who feels some of their worth, their love and their essence and does not hold this back, we can make this our equality, all equally divine and beautiful.

Thank you Kathryn, I really loved reading your blog, to know that we are all equally love in our innermost and unique in our expression through our physical bodies, this is something to claim for ourselves and celebrate.

‘Every single time a person who has claimed their inner beauty looks into the eyes of another person they offer an opportunity – an opportunity to remember who they are – by seeing this same beauty is also within them’ – This is something simple we can all choose which builds the love we all share. It feels so natural to lovingly connect to another’s essence and not get caught up in outer presentation, comparisons or judgment. There is such natural beauty in a smile – it is open and inviting dispelling barriers and bridging differences. Thank you Kathryn for this R-evolutionary article.

Who would have thought that the words”… It has never been easier to return to our true beauty “ Could be offered now with the world in such perilous healthcare crisis state… And yet… It actually is true and it starts with such simple choices.

I was at a mental health first aid course yesterday and volunteered to be part of a demonstration and in that, I was to experience what it was like to have schizophrenia and to feel what it is like to have 2 voices in my head and try to continue a normal conversation with someone else. (Seriously not easy at all) One of the people who was being a voice in my head, said to me, she is looking at you, she is checking you out, to which I replied to the voice in my head by accident, of course she is, and so she should, I am beautiful. (The person I was talking to, who could not hear the voices was surprised by my random sentence and some people of the audience laughed at my response and another said, whoa you are not lacking in self confidence and this really made realise how to love ourself and think highly of ourselves is and has not always been accepted. It is as if we are then thought to be up ourselves.
This exercise gave me so much more understanding for how difficult it could be to have schizophrenia but also reflect that those of us who are not diagnosed with a mental health issue, still allow so many voices of our own in our head to tell us that we are fat, not pretty enough, too tall etc etc.

Thank you Kathryn. It is wonderful to make the connection between the expression and emanation of beauty in this way. I am getting ready to go to an event tonight and you have reminded me to pay as much attention to the openness of my heart and the quality I move in and express with as I do to what I choose to wear.

“We are so very beautiful and the innermost beauty we have deep within us all is exactly the same, so why aren’t we ALL letting that innermost beauty shine out?”
Great question Kathryn, indeed why do we contract? It is certainly time for us to be responsible and let our inner light shine. A very time reminder for me Kathryn, thank you.